Newton's first law basically says that an object in motion that is not acted on by any other forces will stay in motion and an object at rest that is not acted on by any other forces will stay at rest. An example of an object in motion staying in motion could be an astronaut floating in outer space. As long as there is no gravity force acting on him (and there is no drag because space is a vacuum) the astronaut will continue to float at the same speed and in the same direction forever.
A stationary car parked in a parking lot and a book sitting on a table are examples of objects remaining at rest.
Some examples of objects with very low inertia while at rest are small particles like dust or smoke suspended in air, as well as very lightweight objects such as a feather or a sheet of paper. These objects have very little resistance to changes in their state of motion when at rest.
Two examples of energy transfer by conduction between two objects are when a metal spoon heats up in a hot cup of coffee and when a person's hand warms up when holding a warm water bottle.
Elastic collision: objects bound against each other after the collision. - One is moving and the other is at rest. - Both objects are moving. Inelastic collision: objects stick together after the collision. - One is moving and the other is at rest. - Both objects are moving.
Examples of two objects that rub together include rubbing a balloon against fabric to create static electricity or rubbing two sticks together to start a fire.
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A stationary car parked in a parking lot and a book sitting on a table are examples of objects remaining at rest.
Some examples of objects with very low inertia while at rest are small particles like dust or smoke suspended in air, as well as very lightweight objects such as a feather or a sheet of paper. These objects have very little resistance to changes in their state of motion when at rest.
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Two examples of energy transfer by conduction between two objects are when a metal spoon heats up in a hot cup of coffee and when a person's hand warms up when holding a warm water bottle.
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Elastic collision: objects bound against each other after the collision. - One is moving and the other is at rest. - Both objects are moving. Inelastic collision: objects stick together after the collision. - One is moving and the other is at rest. - Both objects are moving.
Examples of two objects that rub together include rubbing a balloon against fabric to create static electricity or rubbing two sticks together to start a fire.
Objects at rest stay at rest because of inertia, which is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion. Inertia causes the object to maintain its state of rest unless acted upon by an external force.
Two examples of non-contact forces are gravitational force and electromagnetic force. Gravity acts between two objects without direct contact, while electromagnetic force can attract or repel charged objects without physical contact.
The friction between two objects that are not moving is called static friction. It is the force that resists the initial motion of an object at rest.