Imagine you're riding a bike on a straight road. Suddenly, you hit the brakes and stop.

Which of Newton's laws explains why you keep moving forward even after you've stopped pedaling?



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Responses

Newton's First Law
Newton's First Law

Newton's Second Law
Newton's Second Law

Newton's Third Law
Newton's Third Law
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The correct response is Newton's First Law.

Newton's First Law states that an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external force. When you hit the brakes, your bike stops, but your body continues to move forward due to inertia, which is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.