Question

You are sitting in a stopped bus. When the bus starts moving forward, you appear to move backward relative to the bus. Which statement best explains this observation?(1 point)
Responses

The motion of the bus creates an unbalanced backward force on you.
The motion of the bus creates an unbalanced backward force on you.

The bus moves forward, while inertia keep you in place.
The bus moves forward, while inertia keep you in place.

The force of inertia on you balances the force from the motion of the bus.
The force of inertia on you balances the force from the motion of the bus.

Inertia prevents the force of the bus from acting on you.

Answer 1

The best explanation for the observation is:

**The bus moves forward, while inertia keeps you in place.**

This explains that as the bus starts to move, your body tends to remain at rest due to inertia, which is the tendency of an object to resist changes to its state of motion. Therefore, relative to the bus, you appear to move backward as it accelerates forward.