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Newton's First Law states that an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external force. When a ball is kicked on Earth, it eventually stops due to forces like friction and gravity. In space, however, once the ball is kicked, it will continue moving indefinitely in a straight line unless influenced by another force. The force exerted by the kick ceases the moment contact with the ball is lost, meaning the initial acceleration occurs during the contact phase. Therefore, the ball's motion is determined by the initial force applied before contact is broken.
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I wanted to ask from my intuition of Newton's First law that body in motion remains in motion. Assume we kick a ball on earth, we does our force of kicking stops. I mean ultimately it comes to a stop due to resistance and gravity. Now, assume it is in space with no gravity or air. When we kick it, it will move forever but it must've been moving with some accleration at the beginning b4 moving with const. velocity. When does our force of kicking actually stop. Is it the instant we lose contact with the ball? Thanks for anyone who contributes! :)
 
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What do you think? Can it stop after we lose contact?
No.
So, it's either at that exact moment, or before.
 

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