When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers are jerked_________.

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Step 1: Given
Running car stops suddenly.
Step 2: Finding missing word
When a stationary car stops suddenly, the passengers are jerked in the forward direction.
Because when the car stops suddenly in the backward direction from a state of motion, the passengers experience a force exerted on them in the forward direction due to the inertia opposing the backward motion.
Hence, When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers have jerked forward direction.

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Q. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) ____________ is a measure of the inertia of a body.
(b) When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers are jerked ____________.
(c) When a stationary car starts suddenly, the passengers are jerked ____________.
(d) Newton’s first law of motion is also called Galileo’s law of ____________.
(e) If there were no unbalanced force of ____________ and no ____________ resistance, a moving bicycle would go on moving forever.

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a) a horse cannot pull a cart and run in empty space,
b) passengers are thrown forward from their seats when a speeding bus stops suddenly,
c) it is easier to pull a lawn mower than to push it,
d) a cricketer moves his hands backwards while holding a catch.

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