A bike rider is riding along the sidewalk and hit a tree stump which caused him to fall. Use the image below to write a ACE to the following question. Is this scenario an example of Newton's first law?
A: Yes, this scenario is an example of Newton's first law. Newton's first law 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 this scenario, the bike rider was in motion along the sidewalk, but when the bike hit the tree stump, it caused the rider to abruptly stop and fall. The force exerted by the tree stump acted as an external force, causing the rider to deviate from their initial motion and fall.
