First Law of Motion - Part 1

According to the video, what was the common assumption about objects' tendency for over 2000 years?

• Objects have a natural tendency to maintain their motion forever

• Objects have a natural tendency to change direction randomly

• Objects have a natural tendency to come to rest or stop

• Objects have a natural tendency to accelerate continuously

Who are the three scientists mentioned in the video who proposed the idea that objects have a tendency to maintain their motion?

• Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison

• Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton

• Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla

• Galileo, Rene Descartes, Sir Isaac Newton

What is the force mentioned in the video that acts against the motion of an object on a surface?

• Force of Magnetism

• Force of Friction

• Force of Gravity

• Force of Inertia

What did the scientists in the 1600s observe about objects' motion in the absence of external forces?

• Objects change direction randomly

• Objects come to rest immediately

• Objects accelerate continuously

• Objects maintain their motion forever

What did the scientists in the 1600s propose about objects' tendency to maintain their velocity?

• Objects have a tendency to maintain their motion forever

• Objects have a tendency to accelerate continuously

• Objects have a tendency to stop immediately

• Objects have a tendency to change direction randomly