Question

Date: 14/10/2020
Marks: 20
1. When you get down from a running bus, you seem to fall forward. Why is that
O Due to inertia of rest, the road remains static, and the bus continues to move.
Due to inertia of motion, your feet come to a rest, but your upper body part continues
to stay in motion
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O It is just your habit
O All of the above
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Answer 1

due to inertia of motion upper part of body continues to be in motion in forward direction while feet come to rest as soon as they touch the road

This happens because till he is in the bus he has same inertia of motion w.r.t the bus but as he touches the ground his body still has inertia of motion w.r.t the ground but his feet are stationary on the road.