Question

1. how does changing the mass of an object affect the acceleration it will undergo if the same amount of force is applied?

increasing mass will decrease acceleration
increasing mass will increase acceleration
mass and acceleration are not related
decreasing mass will decrease acceleration

Explanation:

According to Newton's second law \(F = ma\) (where \(F\) is force, \(m\) is mass, and \(a\) is acceleration), when \(F\) is constant (\(F=\text{constant}\)), we can rewrite the formula as \(a=\frac{F}{m}\). This shows an inverse - relationship between \(a\) and \(m\). So, if \(m\) (mass) increases, \(a\) (acceleration) will decrease.

Answer:

Increasing mass will decrease acceleration