Forces Explained: Car Collides with Wall

[womatama]

1. The problem statement
An object is sitting on the passenger seat of a car. The car is moving and it collides with a wall. Explain using forces, how the object moves after the car hits the wall?

 

[tiny-tim]

Welcome to PF!

Hi womatama! Welcome to PF!

An object is sitting on the passenger seat of a car. The car is moving and it collides with a wall. Explain using forces, how the object moves after the car hits the wall?

Well, the car will stop, so what will happen to the object?

And what are the forces on the object?