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Newton's First Law states "Objects in motion stay in motion, and objects at rest stay at rest, until acted on by an unbalanced or net force". This law is also known as the seat belt law. Using your understanding of Newton's first law, explain what happens to a person when they are riding in a car without a seatbelt and the car hits a tree. The car stops because of the force applied by the tree, while the person without a seat belt will: ________​

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Answer: Without the seat belt to stop you, your body would continue to move at the same rate of speed, possibly slamming you into the dash or windshield.

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