What happens to an accelerated liquid

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The discussion centers on the behavior of a marble in a box when the box is accelerated. Participants agree that the marble rolls back relative to the box due to inertia, illustrating fundamental principles of physics. The confusion arises regarding the interpretation of the water's movement in relation to the marble's motion. Ultimately, the consensus is that the marble's inertia causes it to appear to roll back when the box accelerates.

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I have no idea how to do the attached problem. Could you please help me out?
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hey sparkle , think what happens when a small marble is but in the bcentre of a box and then the box is accelerated ?
 
hi kushan! the marble seems to roll back (relative to the box) due to inertia? but then wouldn't (d) be the right answer, if the water is "rolling back"?
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