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Objects tend to continue in their current state, if it is rest or uniform motion. What is the term for this tendency

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Inertia

Step-by-step explanation:

The term for the tendency is inertia.

The inertia of a body is the tendency of the body to remain unmoved when at rest and the tendency to keep moving when in motion. In other words, it is the tendency of a body to remain in a state of rest or motion.

A static body will remain in a state of perpetual rest if no force acts on it and a moving body will keep moving in the same direction if no force acts on it. The force that needs to be overcome in order to change the state of the object is otherwise known as inertia force.

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