A Child Watches a Ball of Modeling Clay Being Rolled

question 13

Short Answer

A child watches a ball of modeling clay being rolled into a Tootsie Roll shape. If the child perceives that there is the same amount of modeling clay before than after it is rolled out, that child understands the concept of _____.

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Definitions:

Stereocilia

Non-motile hairlike projections on the surface of some cells involved in sensing mechanical stimuli.

Gravitational Sense

A sensory ability allowing organisms to perceive and respond to the gravitational force of the Earth.

Gravitational Equilibrium

A state where gravitational forces within a structure are balanced, crucial in astrophysics for describing the balance within stars.

Rotational Equilibrium

A state where an object is rotating at constant angular velocity without any net external torque acting on it.