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8th Grade Science/Section 1: Newton's First Law
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Newton’s first law states that, if a body is at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight line, it will remain at rest or keep moving in a straight line at constant speed unless it is acted upon by a force.
This postulate is known as the law of inertia.