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.

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.

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

1 answer

The best explanation for why your body continues to move forward while your foot stops when you trip is:

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

This statement reflects the concept that when your foot encounters an obstacle and is abruptly stopped, the inertia of your body causes you to continue moving forward until a different force acts on it.