Question

A spaceship far from all other objects uses its impulse power system to attain a speed of 104 m/s. The crew then shuts off the power. According to Newton's first law, what will happen to the motion of the spaceship from then on? (Select all that apply.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Velocity remains the same at 104 m/s

Explanation:

According to Newton's 1st law of motion, an object subjected to no force or net force equal 0 would maintain its velocity. In our case the crew shuts off the power, spaceship is in space and far from all other objects (so no gravity whatsoever) would have no force acting on it. Therefore its velocity would stay the same at 104 m/s