Question

An entertainer pulls a table cloth off a table leaving behind the plates and sliverware undisturbed is an example of

A.
the law of balanced forces
B.
Newton's second law
C.
Newton's third law
D.
Newton's first law

Answer 1

D. Newton's first law

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's first law of inertia says that an object will remain how it is, unless affected by an outside force. In this case, the plates want to remain stationary(not moving). Therefore, if you pull the table cloth fast enough, the force of friction produced will be small enough so that the Inertia of the plates will overcome the force of friction.