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Explain why a fast moving freight train cannot be stopped quickly
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Explain why a fast moving freight train cannot be stopped quickly

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A fast moving freight train can not be stopped quickly because of Newton's law of Inertia.Once a object is in motion it takes force to be stop it and it wants to keep going so it's harder to stop.
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