Question

A person falls in forward direction when a moving bus suddenly comes to rest and falls in backward direction when it accelerates from rest? This happens due to 

A. Inertia of Rest and Inertia of Motion

B. Inertia of Motion and Inertia of Rest

C. Inertia of direction.

D. Inertia of Motion

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Answer 1

Answer:

Inertia in a moving bus when brake is applied

Similarly, the passenger tends to fall back when the bus accelerates from rest because when the bus accelerates, the inertia of the rest of the passenger tends to oppose the forward motion of the bus. Hence, the passenger tends to fall back when the bus accelerates forward