Question

Identify which of the following describes an object's resistance to change in motion?
A) Acceleration
B) Velocity
C) Mechanics
D) Force
E) Inertia

Answer 1

Hint: We know that inertia is a property of a body that opposes any effort to move it or, if it is moving, to change the amount or direction of its velocity. Inertia is a passive property that allows a body to do nothing but resist active agents like forces and torques. It is also framed as a tendency to be at rest or to be in motion.

Complete answer:
Newton's first law of motion asserts that unless acted on by a net external force, a body at rest will remain at rest or, if in motion, will maintain a constant velocity. An object's tendency to remain at rest or in motion is referred to as inertia. The mass of a thing determines inertia.
Inertia is a property of matter that allows it to remain in its current state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line until it is perturbed by an external force.
The inertia of an object is measured by its mass. When a force is applied to a higher mass object, the acceleration is reduced.
Therefore, option (E), Inertia is correct.

Note:
The other options are not correct because acceleration is due to the force, not the quantity which may resist or insist a body to be in motion, velocity is a factor of motion, mechanics is a branch of science that deals with motion and forces producing motion. Similarly, Force is applied on a body then it causes a physical change. So, Inertia is the only correct option.