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A marble at the bottom of a bowl, when displaced, experiences a:
AVanishing force
BReversing force
CRestoring force
DGrowing force
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Restoring force
1. The bowl is the standard picture of stable equilibrium.
2. In stable equilibrium a displacement produces a force opposite to the displacement.
3. A marble at the bottom of a bowl will experience a restoring force when displaced.
4. That force returns it toward the bottom.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Statics and Torque', sections 9.1-9.5_
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