ewton's First Law says that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion unless it is acted on by an outside force. This is the law of__________.(1 point)
Responses
gravity
gravity
velocity
velocity
inertia
inertia
momentum
momentum
inertia
The law being described in this statement is the law of inertia.
The correct answer is inertia.
To understand why, let's break down Newton's First Law. It states that an object at rest (not moving) will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
Inertia is the property of matter that resists changes in its state of motion. Objects with more mass have more inertia and are more resistant to changes in motion.
So, according to Newton's First Law, an object at rest will remain at rest because it doesn't experience any external force to initiate motion. Similarly, an object in motion will continue moving at a constant velocity (speed and direction) unless an external force acts upon it to change its motion.
In summary, Newton's First Law is also referred to as the law of inertia, as it describes the tendency of objects to resist changes in their state of motion.