Question

According to Newton’s First Law of Motion, if you roll a ball in a straight line in an open field, what will happen to the ball?

A. The ball will continue on forever.

B. The ball will slow down.

C. The ball will not change its velocity.

D. The ball will speed up.
@boredAF

Answer 1

C. The ball will not change its velocity. I thnk but dbl check.

Answer 2

C is wrong, it while change speed / direction which are both covered by V, the answer you want is B :)

Answer 3

velocity is a speed and direction.

Answer 4

Well timo is partly correct.
"If an object experiences no net force, then its velocity is constant: the object is either at rest (if its velocity is zero), or it moves in a straight line with constant speed (if its velocity is nonzero)."
So technically it's A or C.

Answer 5

HEy but a it says it can continue on forever but it can change speed. (accelarate or decelarate)

BUt my choice ensures it doesn't speed up or speed down.

Answer 6

A field has bumbs gravity, and friction though.

Answer 7

Hmm. Yes that'a a variable.
But the question doesn't say that we have to take account of that.
It just says applying the first law.

Answer 8

"field"..

Answer 9

its an open field :P

Answer 10

it not a vector field, or force field.

Answer 11

^

Anyway isn't anyone going to point out... Wrong section? LOL

Answer 12

Oppie, dont be "that guy" :P

Answer 13

Meh. It's a slow day :3

Answer 14

lol it never slow for me :)

Answer 15

Because you help in the Math section...
History section is so generic. Nothing of interesting value.

Answer 16

i like history. :D BUt it been a while.

Answer 17

Lol, that's why it's called history.

Answer 18

The cake is a lie.
All the History you shall need.

Answer 19

this topic is history :(

Answer 20

Can you believe people actually neuter there pets?

Answer 21

That is why bears are nobodies pet :P

Answer 22

Some people actually own bears :3

Answer 23

in russia :D

Answer 24

No.
In Russia. Bears own people :P

Answer 25

:O

Answer 26

This is a very very very awkward chat.

Answer 27

Newton's First Law tells us that if an object is moving,
and there is no net force acting against it,
then its velocity will remain constant.

In other words,
its speed will not change.

Answer 28

Opcode's got a point --
if you have anymore questions about Physics,
feel free to post in the Physics section.

You'll probably get an answer much faster and in more detail, over there.

Answer 29

LOL no you wont

Answer 30

You won't?

The physics section has just about as many members as this biology section: 17,000. That's why I assumed so.

But you visit that section more than I do.

Answer 31

I mostly on math.

Answer 32

I know.

Answer 33

ok guys, seriously? first of all, i know im a year late. but i had this test a few days ago. ITS B!!! cmon! it doesnt take science to figure that one out. the ball will slow down. you really don know that? i think timo touched on B, but he wasnt sure. so for anyone who happens to look at this in later years, just know that the ball slows down. obviously, the ball wouldnt just continue forever and evr and ever until t hit something. think!

Answer 34

@streamkaboom
that's what I thought.

Answer 35

@streamkaboom i thought that was the answer. i already had that one marked!

Answer 36

big ol jet airliner

Answer 37

Its b i took the test and it said the ball will slow down its b