Question

When the mat is pulled, the material on it stays where it is.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In that demonstration, the tableware is exhibiting Newton's laws of motion.

Newton's first law says that the tableware will remain motionless unless acted upon by an outside force. To set the objects on the table into motion, the horizontal force acting upon them in this case is the frictional force between them and the table cloth.

Newton's second law says the amount of force needed to accelerate the tableware is directly related to the rate of acceleration. When the tablecloth is pulled slowly, the tableware matches its low rate of acceleration and moves along with it. When the cloth is pulled quickly, the tableware needs to accelerate at a greater rate to move along with it; but the force needed to make that happen is greater than the frictional force available an it lags behind. If the cloth is pulled very rapidly, the tableware 'stays put.'

Answered by: Paul Walorski, B.A. Physics, Part-time Physics Instructor

This question touches on one of the most mysterious things in our universe! The simple answer to your question is inertia. In other words, when you pull the table cloth off the table full of dishes the dishes stay put because of inertia. Inertia is the property of matter that describes its resistance to any change in its motion. When you are running and you try to turn you notice that it is harder to turn the faster you run or the bigger you become the harder it is to change direction. These are other examples of inertia. When you are riding in a car and the driver turns a corner, the feeling that you are being pushed into the door or over to the driver is another example of inertia.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Inertia

Explanation

One of the most enigmatic things in our universe is touched upon by this query! To your query, inertia is a straightforward response. In other words, due of inertia, the dishes stay in place when you remove the tablecloth off the table that is covered in dishes. A material's inertia is a characteristic that describes how resistant a material is to changes in motion. When you try to turn while running, you will find that it is more difficult to do so as you go faster or as you get larger.

Hence Inertia is the correct answer

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