Obstacles and Misconceptions of Newton's First Law of Motion

    Majority of science students have heard of Sir Issac Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Therefore, the common thought is that when a ball is being thrown through the air it is moving until it hits a stopping point, but forces such as gravity, air resistance, and friction are acting upon it, so it is not in motion. Also, a park bench is at rest while sitting on pavement, but strong winds, friction, and gravity are acting upon it, so it is in motion.  Newton's Laws cannot be proven, they only have evidence to support them, but they still remain a very vital part of physics today.









Edited by: Marris