Multiple choice

When a running bus stops suddenly, the passengers are jerked forward because ________.

  1. of the force exerted on the passengers from behind

  2. of the inertia of rest

  3. passengers are not holding the rod in bus properly

  4. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When the bus stops suddenly, passengers continue moving forward due to inertia of motion - the tendency of moving objects to remain in motion. No force pushes them from behind; rather, their bodies maintain their state of motion while the bus decelerates. This is Newton's first law.

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