Question

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a spaceship traveling 100,000 m/s in deep space, not near any other planets or stars, runs out of fuel during its trip. which of the following will happen?
the spaceship will immediately come to rest.
the spaceship will continue traveling at 100,000 m/s.
the spaceship will slowly come to rest.
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Explanation:

This is based on Newton's first law of motion (inertia): an object in motion will stay in motion at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. In deep space with no nearby celestial bodies, there is no friction or gravitational force to slow the spaceship down once fuel (the force maintaining acceleration) is gone.

Answer:

The spaceship will continue traveling at 100,000 m/s.