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When a bus suddenly moves forward a passenger gets thrown backward with a jerk?

EXPLANATION: When a bus suddenly starts moving, the passengers fall backward due to the law of inertia of rest or 1st law of Newton.



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A getting passenger getting down from a moving bus, falls in the direction of the motion of the bus. This is because his feet come to rest on touching the ground and the remaining body continues to move due to inertia of motion.

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This is because of inertia of motion. The part of our body, which is in contact with the bus, changes the direction of motion. However, the rest of the body tries to move in the same direction as before because of inertia of motion.

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