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As per Newton's first law of Motion
An object at Rest will continue to be at Rest
or
An object in Motion will continue to be in uniform motion in a straight line
unless
it is acted upon by an unbalanced force
In easy language
A stationary object will continue to be stationary
and
A moving object will continue to be moving in uniform motion
if there is no unbalanced force acting on it
Example 1
A pen kept on table will not move by itself
If we push it, then only it moves
This is because when we push it, we apply unbalanced force on it
Example 2
If we throw a ball on ground,it stops after some time
This is due to force of friction which opposes motion of ball
This force of friction is more than force of ball (it is unbalanced force)
This unbalanced force make ball stop
Questions
NCERT Question 4 - A batsman hits a cricket ball which then rolls on a level ground. After covering a short distance, the ball comes to rest. The ball slows to a stop because
(a) the batsman did not hit the ball hard enough.
(b) velocity is proportional to the force exerted on the ball.
(c) there is a force on the ball opposing the motion.
(d) there is no unbalanced force on the ball, so the ball would want to come to rest.
NCERT Question 10 - Using a horizontal force of 200 N, we intend to move a wooden cabinet across a floor at a constant velocity. What is the friction force that will be exerted on the cabinet?
