Revising Science

Newton’s First Law:

If the resultant force acting on an object is zero and:

• the object is stationary, the object remains stationary

• the object is moving, the object continues to move at the same speed and in the same direction.

 

So the object continues to move at the same velocity.

 

So, when a vehicle travels at a steady speed the resistive forces balance the driving force. So, the velocity (speed and/or direction) of an object will only change if a resultant force is acting on the object.

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The tendency of objects to continue in their state of rest or of uniform motion is called inertia.