While driving you hit the brakes and feel your body move forward before the seatbelt stops you. Your body moving forward is an example of

friction

equilibrium

inertia

balanced forces

inertia

The correct answer is inertia.

This is because of Newton's first law of motion, also known as the law of inertia, which states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction, unless acted upon by an external force.

In the given scenario, your body was in motion because you were driving, and when you hit the brakes, the car decelerated rapidly. However, due to inertia, your body tends to resist changes in its state of motion. Therefore, your body wants to continue moving forward at the same speed and in the same direction. As a result, you feel your body move forward before the seatbelt stops you.