How to demonstrate Newton's first law of motion
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How to demonstrate Newton's first law of motion
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Sir Isaac Newton wrote and described three important laws of motion during the 17th century that are still used today. Newton's first law of motion states that an object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest, until acted upon by an outside force.
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View this answerNewton's first law of motion can be demonstrated anytime a person is riding in a car and the the brakes are applied. A person riding in a car is in...
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Chapter 8 / Lesson 1In physics, the law of inertia states that every change in velocity has a cause. This is Newton's first law of motion. Review an overview of the law to understand what it says about a classical problem, and understand the idea of inertia, inertia at work, and the first law in practice.