Whats the physics definition of inertia? (1 Viewer)

[VenomP]

And what relation does it have to force, impulse, etc.?

Silly question, I know, but I can't seem to get a decent textbook answer.

If asked, what would your answer be?

 

[Aerath]

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/newtlaws/u2l1b.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia

Inertia: the resistance an object has to a change in its state of motion.

 

[Aplus]

Inertia: An object in space will remain at a uniform motion or at rest, in a straight line path, unless acted on by an external force.

 

[dpospination]

Inertia is the tendancy of an object to maintain its state of motion, be that a state of rest or a state of motion

 

[scaredytiger]

Inertia is the tendancy of an object to maintain its state of motion, be that a state of rest or a state of motion

i like this one^

 

[kaz1]

An object will stay in its current state of motion unless an unbalanced external force is acted upon it.