When you trip, your foot stops, but your body continues to move forward. Which statement best explains why this happens?(1 point)
Responses
Newton's Second Law of Motion pushes your body forward after your foot stops.
Newton's Second Law of Motion pushes your body forward after your foot stops.
An unbalanced force stops your foot but does not act on the rest of your body.
An unbalanced force stops your foot but does not act on the rest of your body.
The unbalanced force that stops your foot pulls your body forward.
The unbalanced force that stops your foot pulls your body forward.
An unbalanced force pushes your body forward.
An unbalanced force pushes your body forward.
1 answer
Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object will continue moving forward with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an external force. In the case of tripping, when your foot stops suddenly, the rest of your body continues to move forward due to inertia, which is the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in motion to remain in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force. Therefore, the correct statement is: "An unbalanced force stops your foot but does not act on the rest of your body."