You are standing in a moving bus, facing forward, and you suddenly fall forward as the bus comes to an immediate stop. The force acting on you that causes you to fall forward is A) the normal force due to your contact with the floor of the bus. B) the force due to static friction between you and the floor of the bus. C) the force of gravity. D) the force due to kinetic friction between you and the floor of the bus. E) No forces were acting on you to cause you to fall.

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4 June, 02:15

You are standing in a moving bus, facing forward, and you suddenly fall forward as the bus comes to an immediate stop. The force acting on you that causes you to fall forward is A) the normal force due to your contact with the floor of the bus. B) the force due to static friction between you and the floor of the bus. C) the force of gravity. D) the force due to kinetic friction between you and the floor of the bus. E) No forces were acting on you to cause you to fall.

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Oswaldo Baird · Answer 1

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Explanation:

Static friction is a force that keeps an object at rest. It must be overcome to start moving the object. Once an object is in motion, it experiences kinetic friction.