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When you are in a car the stops suddenly and when your body keeps moving what is that called?

That is called inertia. Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion, which can cause your body to keep moving forward when the car stops suddenly.


Why are passengers thrown forward when a moving vehicle suddenly stop?

Passengers are thrown forward when a moving vehicle suddenly stops due to inertia. Inertia is the tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion, so when the vehicle stops suddenly, the passengers continue moving forward until they are stopped by the seat belt or another object.


Explain why one feels lighter when one rides on a lift that is moving upwards and lift suddenly stops?

When the lift moves upwards, the acceleration creates a sensation of weightlessness, making you feel lighter. When the lift suddenly stops, your body continues moving upwards momentarily due to inertia before coming to a stop, which can briefly make you feel even lighter.


Why do standing passengers fall forward when a bus stops?

Standing passengers on a bus fall forward when it stops due to inertia. When the bus suddenly stops, the forward momentum of the passengers causes them to continue moving forward until they are stopped by a barrier or regain their balance.


If A pick up truck with only a ball in the back is moving forward and suddenly comes to a stop what would the ball do?

The ball would continue moving forward due to inertia, since it wants to keep moving at a constant speed. When the truck suddenly stops, the ball will keep moving forward until it hits the front side of the truck or another object in the truck bed.

Related Questions

Why is a car seat belt important?

It keeps you from moving forward if the car is hit or stops suddenly.


If you are in a car that suddenly stops your body keeps moveing because it has?

Momentum


When you are in a car the stops suddenly and when your body keeps moving what is that called?

That is called inertia. Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion, which can cause your body to keep moving forward when the car stops suddenly.


When riding a horse the horse suddenly stops and you fly over its head Why does this happen in physics?

Because of inertia. Things that are moving likes to keep moving.


Why are passengers thrown forward when a moving vehicle suddenly stop?

Passengers are thrown forward when a moving vehicle suddenly stops due to inertia. Inertia is the tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion, so when the vehicle stops suddenly, the passengers continue moving forward until they are stopped by the seat belt or another object.


What happen if a fielder stops the fast moving ball suddenly?

the fielder would break down and the ball would fly into their face. the obviously too much chocolate silly fielder


Why one feels lighter when one rides on a lift that is moving upwards and that lift suddenly stops?

inertia


When a car stops suddenly the passengers tend to move forward relative to their seats Why?

When car was moving, passengers were also moving. When car suddenly stops, the moving passengers try to maintain their state of forward motion because of their inertia. so they move forward relative to their seats...


What keeps an owl's eyes from moving?

The eyes of the owl are fixed by sclerotic rings ( Sclerotic rings are rings of bone ) which stops the owls eyes from moving.


What is the force that opposes the friction force?

The opposite force to friction is momentum. Because friction stops an object from moving or slows an object down, momentum keeps it at speed.


Why wearing a seatbelt is important to Newton's 1st law?

because when the car is moving really fast then stops suddenly the seat belt locks. If the seat belt didn't lock, then you would fly forward.


If somebody runs down a hallway with a book on her head and suddenly stops and sends the book flying what is it called?

The book has inertia, that is why it continues moving.