2007-05-06 16:55:37 · 3 answers · asked by summertime 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Neither of them are forces. Inertia is usually described as an object's resistance to the application of a force; that is, its tendency to continue in its original motion. The mass of an object is what gives it its inertia. The more of it there is, the harder it is to move.
Forces which don't depend on physical contact include gravity and electromagnetism.
2007-05-06 17:00:40 · answer #1 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is defined as the amount of substance an object has, and this affects how "lazy" it is, which is inertia, otherwise defined as the natural tendency of a body to resist change to its motion, i.e, how unwilling it is to stop moving or start moving. Mass is not a force, Inertia is. Neither depend directly upon physical contact.
2007-05-06 17:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Large and big mass has large and big inertia.
2007-05-06 19:01:25 · answer #3 · answered by Tuncay U 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋