Newton’s first law is applicable only in ______.
PMC Practice 35
Physics
Forces and Motion
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Elimination Tool:
Only inertial frames of reference can Newton’s first law of motion be applied.
When Newton’s laws of motion hold true, the frame of reference is said to be inertial. Unless acted upon by a force, an object in an inertial frame of reference will continue to be at rest or move at a constant speed.
Due to its rotation around the Sun, the Earth is not an inertial frame of reference. A centrifugal force, which pushes objects away from the center of rotation, is experienced by the Earth as a result of this rotation. Things travel in a curved path around the Earth because of this force.
But because the Earth rotates so slowly, there is very little centrifugal force.
Only inertial frames of reference can Newton’s first law of motion be applied.
When Newton’s laws of motion hold true, the frame of reference is said to be inertial. Unless acted upon by a force, an object in an inertial frame of reference will continue to be at rest or move at a constant speed.
Due to its rotation around the Sun, the Earth is not an inertial frame of reference. A centrifugal force, which pushes objects away from the center of rotation, is experienced by the Earth as a result of this rotation. Things travel in a curved path around the Earth because of this force.
But because the Earth rotates so slowly, there is very little centrifugal force.