A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the settings on a dinner table without disturbing the dishes. This is an example of ________.

A. Newton's First law of motion
B. Newton's Second law of motion
C. Newton's Third law of motion
D. Kepler's laws of motion
E. the Hannum-Barnum law


Answer: A

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