Question

when a bowling ball is at rest, it has inertia. what must happen in order for the bowling ball to start moving? nothing, the bowling ball can move whenever it wants to a force must act on the bowling ball

Explanation:

According to Newton's first law of motion, 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 an unbalanced force. Since the bowling ball is at rest (has inertia), an external force is required to change its state of motion. The option "nothing, the bowling ball can move whenever it wants to" is incorrect as it violates the law of inertia.

Answer:

a force must act on the bowling ball