Think about how Newton’s First Law of Motion applies to you. Imagine that you are riding in a car when the driver abruptly steps on the brake. Use Newton’s First Law of Motion and any applicable vocabulary terms from above to explain why your body tends to move forward when this happens. written as a 9th grader shorten
When a car suddenly brakes, Newton's First Law of Motion explains why our bodies tend to move forward. This law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force. In this case, the external force is the car's brakes.
While the car is in motion, our bodies are also in motion. According to Newton's First Law, we will continue moving at the same speed and in the same direction unless a force is applied to us. When the driver steps on the brakes, the car's brakes exert a force on the car. However, since our bodies are not directly connected to the car's brakes, this force doesn't affect us immediately.
As a result, our bodies tend to resist the change in motion caused by the brakes. Since we were moving forward with the car, our bodies want to keep moving at that same speed and in that same direction. However, the brakes decelerate the car, which means it slows down. As a result, our bodies continue moving forward at the car's original speed until another force stops us. This force is usually our seatbelt or the dashboard.
Overall, Newton's First Law explains why our bodies tend to move forward when a car abruptly brakes. We resist the change in motion caused by the brakes and continue moving forward until a force stops us.