Question

The mud from the wheels of moving vehicle flies off
tangentially. This is in accordance with the
(1) Conservation of mass
(2) Inertia of direction
(3) Conservation of energy
(4) Newton's third law of motion
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Answer 1

Answer:

2) Inertia of Direction

Explanation:

The inability of the body to change it's direction by itself is inertia of direction.

In this case, the mud loses it's contact with the wheel at some point. So there won't be centripetal force acting on it due due loss of contact. Which means there acts no external force on the mud and hence it moves tangentially.

If you have any difficulty in understanding this concept, consider a stone attached to a wire and consider you revolving the ball around yourself with the help of hand. When the stone loses it's contact, it'll move tangentially due to inertia of direction.

Hope it helps.