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A space probe is launched from the surface of Earth into space. After 30 minutes, the space probe runs out of fuel and the rocket engine stops but the space probe continues moving at a constant speed.
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A space probe is launched from the surface of Earth into space. After 30 minutes, the space probe runs out of fuel and the rocket engine stops but the space probe continues moving at

a constant speed. What concept explains this phenomena?
friction
gravity
inertia
mass

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Answer:

inertia

Step-by-step explanation:

because an object will keep moving until something slows it down, the probe is still going because of inertia.

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