Suppose an object is moving in a straight line at 50 miles/hr. According to Newton's first law of motion, the object will
A) continue to move in the same way forever, no matter what happens.
B) continue to move in the same way until it is acted upon by a force.
C) eventually slow down and come to a stop.
D) continue to move in a straight line forever if it is in space, but slow and stop otherwise.
E) continually slow down but never quite come to a complete stop.
B
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