Inertia

When something’s stopped, it’s not going to move unless something moves it! That’s inertia… and once something gets going, it’s going to keep on going until something stops it. It’s all physics! Learn more about inertia…

http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/ch3/ch3.htm

http://www.mansfieldct.org/Schools/MMS/staff/hand/lawsinertia.htm

http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/mechanics/forces/galileo/galileoInertia.html