In a state of rest or motion, a body's tendency to resist any change is known as:

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An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by a net force.
This property of an object to resist change in motion is called inertia.
For example, when the bus suddenly stops or slows down, we tend to lean forward because our upper body tries to remain in motion due to the inertia of motion.

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