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Josh slams on the brakes to let a stray cat cross his path unharmed. Which way will his vehicle's weight move and why?
It will move backward due to inertia.
It will move to the right due to gravity.
It will move forward due to inertia.
It will stay in place.
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It will move forward due to inertia.
When Josh slams on the brakes the car is decelerating, but the mass of the car (and anything in it) tends to keep moving forward. That forward momentum causes a forward weight transfer (more normal force on the front wheels). Note: inertia is not a force but the tendency of mass to maintain its state of motion.
When Josh slams on the brakes the car is decelerating, but the mass of the car (and anything in it) tends to keep moving forward. That forward momentum causes a forward weight transfer (more normal force on the front wheels). Note: inertia is not a force but the tendency of mass to maintain its state of motion.
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