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What happens if you drop something in a moving vehicle?
An object dropped from a moving vehicle will fall in an arc, continuing to move forward as it falls. All matter has the tendency to continue doing what it is already doing – moving if it is moving, and staying at rest if it is at rest – unless it is acted on by an outside force.
Can a mosquito fly inside a moving car?
The mosquito can fly inside a car moving at a constant velocity because the car is not moving!
Why do objects far away move slower?
Things appear to move slower when they are far away because they seem smaller, and take longer to cross our line of vision. Likewise, they appear to move faster when they are close by, because they seem bigger.
Can a body be at rest as well as in motion at the same time explain?
Yes, an object can be at rest with respect to one object and can bein motion with respect to one object and can be in motion with respect to another object. Thus rest and motion are relative terms.
What happens if you drop an object while driving a car?
Now if you were to drop the object while accelerating the vehicle the object would land at a more backwards point. This is because after the object has been dropped, the car can no longer exert a force to accelerate the object along with the car. The object will experience no acceleration, whereas the car will feel acceleration.
Why do objects fall in front of cars when accelerating?
That’s because you are dropping the object inside the vehicle. You and the object are moving with the vehicle with the same velocity. Try dropping the object during hard acceleration or braking and it will either fall behind or in front.
What happens when you drop an object at 100 km/h?
While the car is travelling at 100km/h, the object you drop is also travelling at 100km/h as the car has accelerated you, and the object you are going to drop to the same speed. Ie. you, the object, and the cars interior are all at rest in the reference frame of the car.
Why doesn’t gravity affect the speed of a moving object?
Because the object also keeps moving in the direction of travel unless acted upon by a force. Gravity adds velocity downward, but it won’t do anything to reduce the velocity imparted by you holding the object as the vehicle accelerated in the horizontal direction.