Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton developed a new approach to understanding motion that differed from the earlier belief that rest is the natural state of an object.
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The prevailing belief was that rest is the “natural state” of an object. This conclusion was drawn from observations such as a ball on the ground not moving indefinitely after being given a small hit.
The cause that changes the motion of an object is a force. A force is any interaction that, when unopposed, changes the motion of an object. Forces can be contact forces (like friction, tension, and normal force) or non-contact forces ...
The motion of an object along a straight line is caused by forces acting on the object. According to Newton’s First Law of Motion, an object will remain at rest or move in a straight line with constant speed unless ...