Question

explore it! part 2b
no supplies? no worries! to simulate the activity:

• click and drag the card directly away from the

cup in the direction of the arrow.

• move the penny to where you think it would end up.

1. explain how the penny should move.
2. which of newtons laws is represented in

this demo?

Explanation:

1. When the card is moved quickly, the penny tends to stay at rest due to inertia. Gravity then acts on it, causing it to fall into the cup.
2. Newton's First Law (Law of Inertia) states that an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force. Here, the card moving is the external force on the card, but the penny (initially at rest) resists the change in motion (inertia) and then falls due to gravity.

Answer:

1. The penny should fall into the cup.
2. Newton's First Law.