Question

cca 2 retest which situation is best explained by newtons first law of motion which is about inertia? a you can lift more mass with the same force using a longer lever. c even though you stop pedaling your bicycle, you keep moving forward. b a basketball bounces upward when it is dropped on the floor. d more force is required to accelerate a large truck than is required to accelerate a small car.

Explanation:

Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. When you stop pedaling a bicycle but keep moving forward, it's because of inertia - the tendency of the moving bicycle and you to keep moving in the absence of a significant opposing force. Option A is related to the principle of levers (torque), Option B is about the force - reaction force when the ball hits the floor (Newton's third law), and Option D is about Newton's second law ($F = ma$).

Answer:

C. Even though you stop pedaling your bicycle, you keep moving forward.