Box in a Truck Bed 2

Box in a Truck Bed 2#

A bus is approaching a stop-light as it drives down the road moving in the positive direction. There is a box in the back of the bus which, according to the driver, stays IN PLACE the whole time until the bus has come to a complete stop.

Part 1#

What type of friction is acting the box? From the perspective of a pedestrian watching the bus drive past, is the work by the friction force on the box positive, negative, or zero?

Answer Section#

  • Kinetic friction, positive work

  • Kinetic friction, negative work

  • Kinetic friction, zero work

  • Static friction, positive work

  • Static friction, negative work

  • Static friction, zero work

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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