if i jump on an open top bus then i will land further back on the bus if it is moving forward, if i am inside the bus and do the same will i land in the same position as i jumped from or will i land further back on the bus?
2007-03-05 08:33:32 · 10 answers · asked by Jesusreloaded 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It all depends on if the bus is accelerating or not. Lets say the bus is on a highway and it's moving at 60mph. That means all the people on the bus are moving at that same speed so when you just you still move forward the same amount the bus moves and therefore it appears you haven't gone anywhere. The same thing would happen in an open bus if you neglect the air resistance. If you just while the bus is accelerating however you would appear to move back a little because the bus move forward under you while you were in the air. You did not accelerate with it because you weren't in contact with it.
Hope this helps!
2007-03-05 08:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you jump inside the bus, you will land on the same spot because you are moving with the whole bus. everything inside the bus is travelling at the speed of the bus.
2007-03-05 16:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by jspitia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the bus you are already in motion with the bus, so you will land in the same position. Outside the bus you are not in motion and will land further back. Simple relativity.
2007-03-05 16:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will land slightly behind due to air resistance and the fact that you are not physically touching the bus anymore. let's take the extreme case where you are able to jump and stay aloft for afew tens of seconds. the bus is moving at constant velocity but you are hanging in the air and slowing down. when you land, you will be behind where you started. so for a 'normal' jump you will still land behind but obviously not so much.
2007-03-05 16:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by huckleberry58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything else being the same, you'll land in the same spot either way, unless there is a tornado going across the top of the bus.
2007-03-05 16:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On top of the bus if the bus is going fast enough, you may end up back of your starting point due to the wind resistance. No wind resistance inside the bus because the air is moving WITH you not against you.
2007-03-05 16:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why would you be on top of a bus? why would you jump IF you were on top of the bus? just pay the fare and ride inside.
2007-03-05 16:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by ropman1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no newtons law comes into play here anything in motion stay in motion unless an oppisite force acts upon it so this is the reason people sometimes die in plane crashes its because there body's are litterelly traveling at 500 mph or so and when they hit the ground they go from 500 to 0 in less then 5 sec so I would say no to that hope that helps
2007-03-05 17:40:51 · answer #8 · answered by Concorde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inside or outside, so long as you are on the bus and moving with it, it is the same.
2007-03-05 16:39:30 · answer #9 · answered by U-98 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't recommend it.
2007-03-05 16:36:42 · answer #10 · answered by Michael R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋