When jogging outside you accidently bump into a curb. Your feet stop but your body continues to move forward and you end up on the ground. Which law of motion is being described in this scenario? Law of Universal Gravitation Newton’s First Law of Motion Law of Conservation of Energy Newton’s Second Law of Motion

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When jogging outside you accidently bump into a curb. Your feet stop but your body continues to move forward and you end up on the ground. Which law of motion is being described in this scenario?   Law of Universal Gravitation   Newton’s First Law of Motion   Law of Conservation of Energy   Newton’s Second Law of Motion

anonymous · Answer

Law of Universal Gravitation

anonymous · Answer

No it is in fact the newton's first law of motion.Let me explain:
I assume you are already familiar with the concept of "inertia'.So in this situation,initially your body was in motion,then you bumped and stopped.But the inertia of the body while in motion tends to resist the change and hence it tries to move the body forward...It is similar to when you are in a car and as it turns left,your body tends to move right.