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- Why do passengers in a moving train suddenly feel a jerk in the forward direction when the train stops abruptly?Option: 1 The upper body of passenger
Why do passengers in a moving train suddenly feel a jerk in the forward direction when the train stops abruptly?
The upper body of passengers continues to be in the state of motion while the lower part of the body which in contact with the seat remains at rest.
The back of the seat pushes passengers forward
The inertia of rest stops the train and takes the passengers forward
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Inertia is the property of a body by which it continues to remain in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless an external force acts on it.
So the passengers in a moving train suddenly feel a jerk in the forward direction when the train stops abruptly because The upper body of passengers continues to be in the state of motion while the lower part of the body which in contact with the seat remains at rest.
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