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A student places five books next to each other on their ends. She then pushes the first book with her finger, and a few seconds later, the last book falls. Which statement is correct about this chain of events?(1 point)
Responses

The force of the finger causes the books to accelerate and fall.
The force of the finger causes the books to accelerate and fall.

The acceleration of the books as they fall causes the force of the finger.
The acceleration of the books as they fall causes the force of the finger.

There is a positive correlation between the force of the finger and number of books.
There is a positive correlation between the force of the finger and number of books.

There is causation between the force of the finger and the number of books.
There is causation between the force of the finger and the number of books.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The force of the finger causes the books to accelerate and fall.

Explanation: Your finger applies a contact force to the first book, which in turn pushes the next book, and so on; the force is transmitted through the chain causing each book to accelerate and topple. The other choices reverse causality or confuse correlation with causation.