Answer
Static friction exerted on the crate by the truck bed causing it to accelerate.
Work Step by Step
If the static friction on the crate is sufficiently large, it will accelerate with the truck and stay in place on the truck.
Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)
by Giancoli, Douglas C.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-32162-592-2
Chapter 4 - Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion - Questions - Page 99: 19
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