A bike rider is riding along the sidewalk and hit a tree stump which caused them to fall. Use the image below to write a ace (answer site explanation) to The following question. is this scenario an example of Newton's first law?
No, this scenario is not an example of Newton's first law of motion. Newton's first law, also known as the law of inertia, states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will continue moving at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force. In this scenario, the bike rider was already in motion and experienced an external force (hitting the tree stump), causing them to fall off the bike. Therefore, the rider's motion was not continuing at a constant velocity, which contradicts the principles of Newton's first law.
