When a tree is shaken, its fruits and leaves fall down. Why? - Vidyadip

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When a tree is shaken, its fruits and leaves fall down. Why?

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Answer

When a tree is shaken, the tree moves to and fro while the fruits and leaves remain in their state of rest on account of their inertia and thus fruits and leaves separate from the tree and fall from the tree.

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