A person walks out of a store with a pillow at the top of an overflowing shopping cart. While walking to the car, the cart's wheel hits a large rock, causing the cart to suddenly stop. Which of the following is likely to happen as a result of Newton's first law of motion?
A. The pillow will fall off the cart.
B. The cart will move backwards.
C. The person will stumble forward.
D. The cart will tip over.
Answer (2)
The pillow will continue to go forward as Newton's first law states that an object will continue in it's path unless another force acts upon it
According to Newton's First Law of Motion, when the cart stops due to the rock, the pillow will continue moving forward because of its inertia. Therefore, the correct answer is A: The pillow will fall off the cart. The pillow falls because it is not acted upon by an external force to stop it immediately when the cart halts.
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