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 (1 point)

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 to its state of motion. When the car comes to a sudden stop, your body wants to keep moving in the direction it was traveling due to its inertia until the seatbelt exerts a force to stop you.