Pseudo Force (intuition)
Passenger in accelerating car feels pushed back due to:
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About This Question
- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- laws of motion
- Topic
- pseudo force (intuition)
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year
- 2025
Solution
Correct Answer:
Backward pseudo force
- Inertial Perspective: The car accelerates forward. Due to inertia, the passenger's body 'wants' to remain at rest. The seat has to push the passenger forward to make them accelerate with the car.
- Non-Inertial Perspective: Inside the car (the accelerating frame), the passenger experiences a pseudo force Fp=−macar. Since the car accelerates forward, the pseudo force is directed backward. This makes the passenger feel like they are being pressed into the back of the seat.
This medium difficulty physics question is from the chapter laws of motion, covering the topic of pseudo force (intuition). It appeared in the 2025 exam.
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