If a block is set sliding on a huge frictionless plane in contact with the Earth, it will NOT continue to move at constant speed because
A) gravity will pull in a non-perpendicular direction as the block gets farther out on the plane.
B) of its inertia.
C) gravity gets weaker as distance increases.
D) it is not free from the shackles of Earth's gravity.

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Gravity will pull the block in a non-perpendicular direction as it moves farther out on the plane due to the curvature of the Earth, causing it to eventually slow down and stop.

If a Block Is Set Sliding on a Huge Frictionless