Why is it difficult to push a heavy box from rest, according to the first law of motion?
The box resists changes to its state due to inertia
According to Newton's first law of motion, a body at rest tends to remain at rest due to inertia, so extra force is needed to overcome this inertia and set the box in motion.
Hence, the correct answer is The box resists changes to its state due to inertia.
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