When we are travelling in a bus, we tend to move forward when the bus is stopped suddenly. This is because of ........................
Intertia of our body
The correct answer is Option 3: Inertia of our body.
Explanation:
This common experience is a perfect real-world demonstration of Newton's First Law of Motion, also known as the Law of Inertia.
What is Inertia? Inertia is the natural tendency of an object to resist any change in its state of rest or uniform motion.
What happens in the bus? When you are riding in a moving bus, your entire body moves at the same speed as the bus. When the brakes are applied suddenly, the lower part of your body, which is in direct contact with the bus seat and floor, stops moving along with the bus.
However, due to the inertia of motion, the upper part of your body tries to continue moving forward at its original speed. As a result, you lurch or fall forward.
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