Question

Consider the situations below. Which of these is the BEST example of Newton's 1st Law (inertia)? (1 point)
Responses

A bird takes flight from the ground.
A bird takes flight from the ground.

A tennis player throws the tennis ball into the air for a serve and the ball falls to the ground.
A tennis player throws the tennis ball into the air for a serve and the ball falls to the ground.

Tom uses a cane to walk across the road.
Tom uses a cane to walk across the road.

You go down a steep hill in a sled and it feels like your stomach is going up into y

Answer 1

The BEST example of Newton's 1st Law (inertia) from the situations provided is:

**A tennis player throws the tennis ball into the air for a serve and the ball falls to the ground.**

This situation illustrates inertia because it demonstrates how the ball continues in motion until acted upon by an external force (gravity), which eventually causes it to fall back down.