A Student Is Sitting on the Right Side of a School

question 41

Multiple Choice

A student is sitting on the right side of a school bus when it makes a right turn. We know that the force of gravity acts downwards and a normal force from the seat acts upwards. If the student stays in place when the bus turns, we also know that there must be

• A) no other force on the student.
• B) a force parallel to the seat directed forward on the student.
• C) a force parallel to the seat directed to the left on the student.
• D) a force parallel to the seat directed to the right on the student.
• E) a force parallel to the seat in a direction between forward and left on the student.