Question

An orange might roll off your cafeteria tray when you stop suddenly because of A. the balanced forces acting on the orange. B. the centripetal force acting on the orange. C. the friction forces acting on the orange. D. the orange’s inertia.

Answer 1

D is correct. Newton's first law of motion states that an object in motion stays in motion. The orange is moving and then the tray stops making the orange move forward because of inertia. Hope this helps! ;)