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Why does the disk fall straight down into the glass when the index card is quickly pulled away from the glass in a horizontal direction?

(1 point)
Responses

Static friction
Static friction

Inertia
Inertia

Kinetic friction
Kinetic friction

Equilibrium

1 answer

The correct response is Inertia.

When the index card is pulled away quickly, the disk tends to maintain its state of motion due to inertia, which is an object's resistance to changes in its state of motion. The disk, initially at rest relative to the card, does not have sufficient friction acting on it to follow the horizontal motion of the card and thus falls straight down into the glass.