Question

(9) What is inertia of rest ? Give two examples of inertia of rest.
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Inertia of Rest is the tendency of an object ( or body) to continue its state of rest unless it is acted upon by an external force. Some of the examples for Inertia at rest are given below : ...Dust particles on a carpet fall if we beat the cerpet with a stick is another example for the inrtia at rest.​

Answer 1

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it is the tendency of a body to remain at rest untill or unless an external unbalanced force is applied on it

eg. fruits fall downwards when tree is vigorously shaken

we fall backwards when a bus starts