A bird sitting in a tree moves about 30 km/s relative to the Sun. If the bird takes 1 second to drop to a worm below, logic may tell us that the worm would be 30 km downrange from the bird as it reaches the ground. This doesn't happen, thanks to Newton's
A. three laws of motion.
B. law of gravity.
C. law of inertia.
D. none of the above
Answer: C
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