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There is a coin on top of a piece of paper covering a glass. When the paper is quickly flicked under the coin, the coin drops to the bottom of the glass. Using Newton’s first law of motion, explain why the coin drops to the bottom of the glass.

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the reason why the coin falls to the bottom of the glass is because gravity pulls it down
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