When you trip, your foot stops, but your body continues to move forward. Which statement best explains why this happens?(1 point)

Responses

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.

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 pushes your body forward.

1 answer

The best statement that explains why your body continues to move forward when you trip is:

An unbalanced force stops your foot but does not act on the rest of your body.

This statement highlights that while your foot encounters a force that stops it (the ground or obstacle), the rest of your body continues its forward motion due to inertia, as described by Newton's First Law of Motion.