Question

How does Newton's first Law apply to soccer?

Answer 1

Newton's first law is based on the Inertia(inability to move or change its state) of the motion of an object. Soccer ball is a body at rest and does not move(because of inertia of rest) unless a force is applied on it.
Using the definition and concept behind Newton's Law of motion we will apply the Law to the Soccer ball.

Complete step by step answer:
Let's discuss Newton's law in more detail and then we will apply the law to Soccer balls.
Newton's first law states that; A body will remain in its state of rest or of motion until an external force acts on the body. The body will have inertia of motion or inertia of rest unless an external force is applied on it to change its state of inertia(state or rest).

Soccer ball remains in its state of rest, when the ball is kicked it starts moving because when we have kicked the ball; the force is applied on it and the inertia of state of rest has changed to inertia of motion after application of force. The ball keeps on moving unless another force acts on it to stop it and this force is a force of friction which stops the moving ball on the ground(inertia of motion is changed to rest when force of friction is applied).

Note: Newton's Second law states that the rate of change of acceleration is equal to the momentum of the body, such as when the rocket is propelled to be launched to go into the space (acceleration is changed to have momentum) and the Newton's third law states that, every action has an equal and opposite reaction such as while pulling the cart horse pushes the road back in order to get a forward force to pull the cart.