Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz, Debora M.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.2, Problem 5.2CE
Train Collision and Newton’s First Law
A group of college students discusses the train collision case study. Use Newton’s first law to decide which underlined statements are correct and which are false. Explain your answers.
Shannon: | This newspaper says that the people who got really hurt were either standing up or sitting in a forward-facing seat. Those people got thrown forward when the train stopped. |
Avi: | That’s why there are seat belts in cars. If you get into a crash, the force can throw you through the windshield. |
Cameron: | There is no force that throws you through the windshield. You fly through the windshield because you are already moving and it would take a force to stop you from going forward. That’s why there’s a seat belt. |
Avi: | That doesn’t make sense. Because then you would need a force to stop you from flying through the windshield even when you just stop slowly at a red light. |
Cameron: | That’s right, but when you slow down slowly, you don’t need such a big force and the car seat can take care of it. |
Shannon: | The seat? I don’t think a seat can exert a force. It can’t move on its own or hold you. That’s why the people who were sitting forward on the train were hurt. The people who were sitting backward had the back of the seat to block them. |
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