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What law of motion is it when stopping a car you are thrown forward?
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Newton's first law of motion states that any object at equilibrium, i.e. stationary or at constant velocity, will continue in that state unless acted on by a force.
In reality, you are not thrown forward in the car. Its a matter of perspective. The car decelerates, i.e. force in negative direction to velocity due to friction from the brakes, and you continue moving forward until you reach whatever restraint is going to force you also to decelerate.
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Ethan Carter
Newtons Second Law Of Motion
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How does inertia affect a soft drink in a moving car?
Inertia is the tendency of an object to stay at rest or stay in motion, therefore the soft drink will react to the change in motion of a vehicle by either sloshing forward if the car slows down or sloshing backwards if the car speeds up.
A body which is in both rest and motion?
At rest and in motion are relative terms. When we say 'in motion' or 'at rest' we mean relative to something else. If you were travelling in a car for instance, you would be at rest relative to the car but in motion relative to the outside world.
What force opposes the motion of your car when your step on the brake pedal?
Friction.
When do we use inertia?
Well, two examples of when we use or have inertia can be... A. You are in a car riding at a high speed. Then out of no where, you see a red light. You slam on the breaks. When this happens you jolt forward. You jolting forward is inertia. Inertia is the force that made you jolt forward. B. You are on your bike riding at a high speed. You make a left turn and see a car right in front of you. You (once again) slam on your breaks. This causes the bike to turn a bit and make a skid mark on the street. The friction between your bike tire and the street was caused by Inertia. So basically, we use alot of Inertia when we are riding on something, and then hit our brakes. That's why we wear a seat-belt in a car, and a helmet on a bike. Because sometimes, Inertia can pull us forward and we will fly-out of the window, or if on a bike, crack your head open. Remember. Basically, the definition of Inertia is, An object in motion wants to stay in motion, while an object at rest wants to stay at rest. Let me know if this helped at all by posting on my message board. Thanks!
What is it called when your car comes to a stop but your body is still in motion?
That is Newton's 3rd law that states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the car stops suddenly it is decelerating ( force is opposite to direction of motion) causing an opposite reaction ( in direction of motion).
What is newtons first law of motion when someone slams on the breaks in the car?
Newton's first law of motion tells us that an object in motion stays in motion. When someone slams on the breaks in the car, the breaks can stop the car, but can't stop the driver from being thrown forward.
Some people say that the force of inertia throws the passengers forward when when the a car brakes sharply What is wrong with this explanation?
There is no such thing as "force of inertia". The passengers are thrown forward, maintaining their initial motion. This is an application of Newton's First Law, which states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon a force. The force of the car brake is acted upon the car and not on the passengers. This is why the passengers continue to move forward for a second when the car stops.
How do you use motion in sentence?
the motion of the car is forward
Example of inertia of motion?
The question is too general to answer.A "motion" is 'legal-speak' for a formal request made to the court. Depending on what the motion is about it may be worded MANY different ways.
Why are passengers thrown backward when a driver suddenly stepson the break to avoid hitting another car?
Actually you are thrown forward.
What happens when you shift from drive to reverse with out stopping?
car will jerk forward and then go in reverse
How do you explain a car requires brakes in order to stop with law of motion?
try stopping a car without brakes!
When a car stops suddenly the passengers tend to move forward relative to their seats Why?
When car was moving, passengers were also moving. When car suddenly stops, the moving passengers try to maintain their state of forward motion because of their inertia. so they move forward relative to their seats...
Why do passengers in a car fly forward when the car comes to a sudden stop?
When the car vis moving u are at the same pace with but a sudden brake stops the motion of the car but not yours An object in motion tends to stay in motion.
Does a bottle thrown from a speeding car continue to move forward or instantly fall to the ground?
It moves forward at the same speed the car is traveling. It will fall to the ground in short order.
Acceleration is against the direction of motion?
suppose when we apply brakes to a car in motion then the speed of the car decreases which means the acceleration is backwards but the car is still running in the forward direction
1 A person in a head-on car collision who is not wearing a seat belt continues to move forward at the original speed of the car because of?
An object in motion wants to stay in motion.
