Question

You put your book on the bus seat next to you. When the bus stops suddenly the book slides forward off the seat. Why?

A.) The book received a push from the seat hitting it.
B.) The force applied by the bus caused it to accelerate forward.
C.) The book's inertia carried it forward.
D.) The book could never slide forward to begin with.

Answer 1

C) The book's inertia carried it forward.

When the bus stops suddenly, the book tends to remain in motion due to its inertia. The book was at rest on the seat of the bus, and when the bus stopped suddenly, the book continued moving forward with the same speed and direction it had before the bus stopped. As a result, the book slid off the seat and onto the floor.