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Item FM016004: If a school bus is slowing down, any forces moving it forward would have to be weaker than any forces slowing it down.
A school bus is slowing down as it comes to a stop sign.
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about the forces acting on the school bus while it is slowing down but still moving forward?
- As long as the school bus is still moving forward, the forward force of the school bus has not run out.
- As long as the school bus is still moving forward, any forces moving it forward would have to be stronger than any forces slowing it down.
- If the school bus is slowing down, any forces moving it forward would have to be weaker than any forces slowing it down.
- If the school bus is slowing down, any forces moving it forward would have to be the same strength as any forces slowing it down.
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