A Sheet of Paper Can Be Withdrawn from Under a Container

question 11

Multiple Choice

A sheet of paper can be withdrawn from under a container of milk without toppling it if the paper is jerked quickly.This best demonstrates that

• A)the milk carton has no acceleration.
• B)there is an action-reaction pair of forces.
• C)gravity tends to hold the milk carton secure.
• D)the milk carton has inertia.
• E)none of these

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