Question

While driving you hit the brakes and feel your body move forward before the seatbelt stops you. Your body moving forward is an example of

options:

inertia
inertia

balanced forces
balanced forces

friction
friction

equilibrium
equilibrium

Answer 1

Your body moving forward when you hit the brakes is an example of **inertia**. Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion. When the vehicle comes to a sudden stop, your body wants to continue moving forward due to its inertia until the seatbelt exerts a force to stop you.