5 Questions
What is the concept described by Newton’s First Law of Motion?
Inertia
What does Newton’s First Law state about the motion of an object?
An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force
What did Sir Isaac Newton develop in 1666 at the age of 23?
Theories of gravitation
What did Newton’s laws, together with Kepler’s Laws, explain about planetary motion?
Why planets move in elliptical orbits rather than in circles
What is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion called?
Inertia
Study Notes
Newton's First Law of Motion
- Describes the concept of inertia, which is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion
- States that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue to move with a constant velocity, unless acted upon by an external force
- Introduced by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666 at the age of 23
Kepler's Laws and Planetary Motion
- Newton's laws, together with Kepler's Laws, explain that planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
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