A passenger in an accelerating bus feels pushed backward. In the bus frame, this is explained by:

  1. a real backward force from the seat
  2. air resistance
  3. gravity
  4. a fictitious force
Answer

D) a fictitious force

The bus frame is non-inertial. SLO P-11-F-01 · Understanding

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