Question

a car suddenly stops, and the passengers are pushed forward. which statement best describes why the passengers continue moving forward? the force of friction pulls the passengers out of their seats. the passengers bodies resist a change in motion due to inertia. the force of gravity causes the passengers to move forward. the cars brakes push the passengers forward when it stops.

Explanation:

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion. When the car suddenly stops, the passengers' bodies, due to inertia, want to continue moving forward as they were before the car stopped. Friction doesn't pull passengers out of seats in this context, gravity acts vertically and not in the forward - moving direction of passengers, and the brakes act on the car, not directly on pushing passengers forward.

Answer:

The passengers' bodies resist a change in motion due to inertia.