When a bus suddenly takes a turn, the passengers are thrown outwards because of

Inertia of motion

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Acceleration of motion

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Speed of motion

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Both (b) and (c)

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Solution

The correct option is B Inertia of motion
According to law of inertia of motion a body will continue moving with constant velocity until unless any force is acting on it. When a bus is moving straight the passengers inside are also moving straight but when suddenly bus turn left passengers still continue to move straight because no force is acting on passengers so they will move with same magnitude and direction i.e. outwards when bus turns .

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Generally we observe that when a bus suddenly takes a turn, the passengers are thrown outwards because of

Give reasons:

A)When a bus takes a U-turn,passengers sitting inside are thrown a side.

B)It is easier to stop a tennis ball than a cricket ball moving with the samespeed.

C)A passenger jumping out of a rapidly moving bus falls forward with his face downwards.

D)A person sitting in bus falls forward when moving bus suddenly stops and people sitting in bus fall backward when bus suddenly starts.

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