Question

Explain the following by giving suitable reasons: a. A passenger in a bus tends to fall backward when it starts suddenly. b. Dust can be removed from a hanging carpet by shaking it or by beating it with a stick. C.A bullet fired against a glass windowpane makes a hole in it without cracking it. d. A passenger in a moving bus tends to fall forward when it stops suddenly. e. A person jumping out of a speeding bus may get seriously injured. f. An athlete runs a certain distance before taking a long jump.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Its due to Inertia of  Rest

b) Inertia of rest

c) Inertia of rest

d) Inertia of motion

e) Inertia of Motion and Inertia of direction

f) TO gain Momentum