When riding your dirt bike you run into a tree which causes your bike to immediately come to a stop. You fly over the handle bars and land a few feet away on the ground. Which law of motion is being described in this scenario?

Law of Universal Gravitation

Newton's Second Law of Motion

Law of Conservation of Energy

Newton's First Law of Motion

... I wanna say it's the 2nd Law, but I'm not sure. Please help. /:

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When riding your dirt bike you run into a tree which causes your bike to immediately come to a stop. You fly over the handle bars and land a few feet away on the ground. Which law of motion is being described in this scenario?

Law of Universal Gravitation

Newton's Second Law of Motion

Law of Conservation of Energy

Newton's First Law of Motion 

... I wanna say it's the 2nd Law, but I'm not sure. Please help. /:

atlas · Answer

It is the first law - which is also called Law of Inertia

atlas · Answer

It states that moving objects tend to remain in motion or a stationary object tends to remain at rest unless acted upon by some external agency

kmullis6 · Answer

Ok! Thanks so much! :D @atlas

atlas · Answer

In this case the force acted on the moving bike to make it stop but there was no force on YOU - so you tend to remain in motion