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Our latest physics assignment was think-about-it-physics, not actual math physics.
A milk jug sits on top of a sheet of paper. If this sheet of paper is pulled quickly from under the jug, the jug will not topple over. What explains this the best?
A. The jug has a lot of mass
B. The jug does not have a lot of mass
C. The jug has inertia
D. None of the above
I wish there were equations to use...
Well, long story short, my friend and I (Who were supposed to be working on this together) got in a huge argument over if it is C or D. (I'm pretty sure that those were the choices for A and B. The point is, they weren't the answer)
I put down D, because inertia just didn't sound/feel right. It probably is. She pointed out that inertia would hold it there, because inertia is *basically* the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion. So it wouldn't topple. But see, here's the thing- pulling something from beneath WOULD change its inertia. But does pulling it out faster make it so that it doesn't affect inertia?
I say D, because I think it's something else- I just don't know what it is.
PLEEEEASE help me. I know it's easy, but we both over-analyze. Sucks for us.
Homework Statement
A milk jug sits on top of a sheet of paper. If this sheet of paper is pulled quickly from under the jug, the jug will not topple over. What explains this the best?
A. The jug has a lot of mass
B. The jug does not have a lot of mass
C. The jug has inertia
D. None of the above
Homework Equations
I wish there were equations to use...
The Attempt at a Solution
Well, long story short, my friend and I (Who were supposed to be working on this together) got in a huge argument over if it is C or D. (I'm pretty sure that those were the choices for A and B. The point is, they weren't the answer)
I put down D, because inertia just didn't sound/feel right. It probably is. She pointed out that inertia would hold it there, because inertia is *basically* the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion. So it wouldn't topple. But see, here's the thing- pulling something from beneath WOULD change its inertia. But does pulling it out faster make it so that it doesn't affect inertia?
I say D, because I think it's something else- I just don't know what it is.
PLEEEEASE help me. I know it's easy, but we both over-analyze. Sucks for us.