Newton's first law of motion: inertia

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[Openstax, College physics 2e, Dynamics: Force and Newton's laws of motion] Force and Newton's laws of motion: Newton's laws

Newton's first law of motion: inertia

Select the correct statements from the list below.

According to Newton’s first law, an object moving on a circle with constant speed is not being acted upon by a net external force.

A net force causes motion.

An object at rest or moving at constant velocity may experience multiple forces that cancel each other out.

If an object is being acted upon by an external force, it cannot be in motion.

An object changing the direction of its motion is evidence of an external force.

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