You Are Standing in a Moving Bus,facing Forward,and You Suddenly

question 41

Multiple Choice

You are standing in a moving bus,facing forward,and you suddenly fall forward as the bus comes to an immediate stop.The force acting on you that causes you to fall forward is

• A) the force of gravity.
• B) the normal force due to your contact with the floor of the bus.
• C) the force due to static friction between you and the floor of the bus.
• D) the force due to kinetic friction between you and the floor of the bus.
• E) No forces were acting on you to cause you to fall.

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