A body sliding on a table is observed to gradually slow down. The correct statement is that the body slows down because
A) no force acts on the body.
B) no net force acts on the body.
C) it is the nature of the body to slow down by itself.
D) a net force acts on the body.

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The body slows down because a net force acts on the body, such as friction between the body and the table that opposes the motion of the body. If there were no net force acting on the body, it would continue to move at a constant velocity according to the Law of Inertia.

A Body Sliding on a Table Is Observed to Gradually