A stressed out mom just purchased a cup of Starbucks coffee. The bus she is riding on to work goes around a sharp curve. Even though she holds the cup still, the coffee still splashed out. Which word explains this phenomenon?
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The word that explains this phenomenon is "inertia." Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion or remain at rest. In this case, the coffee inside the cup wants to maintain its state of motion as the bus goes around the curve, causing it to splash out even though the mom may be holding the cup still.