Question

multiple - answer limit. when performing the cup, card, & coin experiment, the reason the coin did not slide with the card is because...(check all that apply) the coin wanted to stay where it was. a force was applied to the card, not the coin. the coin has inertia which means it will resist change in motion. gravity held the coin in place.

Explanation:

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion. The coin has inertia and since the force was applied to the card and not directly to the coin, it resists moving with the card. Gravity acts vertically downwards and does not directly prevent the coin from sliding horizontally with the card. Also, objects don't have "wants" in a scientific sense.

Answer:

B. A force was applied to the card, not the coin.
C. The coin has inertia which means it will resist change in motion.