What is Newton's First Law of Motion? Flashcards
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background knowledge…
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- inertia: tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
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Newton’s First Law
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- an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion until acted upon by an unbalance force
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Law of Inertia
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- an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force
