Question

8 multiple choice 1 point someone pulls on a tablecloth with a lot of dishes on it. the tablecloth is removed but the dishes did not get pulled off the table. what is the cause of this? this is only possible if the tablecloth has less inertia than the dishes. inertia pulled the tablecloth but not the dishes. the force was applied to the tablecloth and not the dishes. the dishes have inertia which means they resist change in motion. the tablecloth has less inertia than the dishes so the tablecloth accelerates easier

Explanation:

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion. The dishes have more mass and thus more inertia. When the table - cloth is pulled quickly, the force is mainly applied to the table - cloth. Due to the inertia of the dishes, they resist the change in motion and remain on the table.

Answer:

The force was applied to the tablecloth and not the dishes. The dishes have inertia which means they resist change in motion.