Race to F=ma

Cart A is pulled with a force of 1 N. Cart B also has a mass of 1 kg and is pulled with a force of 2 N. Which undergoes the greater acceleration?

• A

• B

• Same for both

• Not enough information

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Cart A is pulled with a force of 1 N. Cart B has a mass of 2 kg and is also pulled with a force of 1 N. Which undergoes the greater acceleration

• A

• B

• Same for Both

• Not enough information

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Cart A is pulled with a force of 1 N. Cart B has a mass of 2 kg and is pulled with a force of 2 N. Which undergoes the greater acceleration?

• A

• B

• Same for both

• Not enough information

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Cart A is pulled with a force of 1 N. Cart B has a mass of 3 kg and is pulled with a force of 3 N. Which undergoes the greater acceleration?

• A

• B

• Same for both

• Not enough information

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This time Cart A is pulled with a force of 4 N. Cart B has a mass of 4 kg and is pulled with a force of 4 N. Which undergoes the greater acceleration?

• A

• B

• Same for Both

• Not enough information

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Cart A is pulled with a force of 2 N. Cart B has a mass of 4 kg and is pulled with a force of 3 N. Which undergoes the greater acceleration?

• A

• B

• Same for both

• Not enough information

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Consider a 1-kg cart being pulled by a 10-N applied force. According to Newton’s second law, what is the acceleration of the cart? (use g = 10 m/s² for ease of calculations)

• 10 N

• 1 N

• 10 m/s²

• 1 m/s²

Answer explanation

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Consider the acceleration of the cart when the applied force is due to a 10-N iron weight attached to a string draped over a pulley. Will the cart accelerate as before, at 10 m/s2? The answer is no, because the mass being accelerated is the mass of the cart plus the mass of the piece of iron that pulls it. Both masses accelerate. The mass of the 10-N iron weight is 1 kg—so the total mass being accelerated (cart + iron) is 2 kg. What is the acceleration of the cart+iron system? (use g = 10 m/s² for ease of calculations)

• 0.2 m/s²

• 2 m/s²

• 5 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

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Find the acceleration of the 1-kg cart when two identical 10-N weights are attached to the string. (use g = 10 m/s² for ease of calculations)

• 0.15 m/s²

• 3 m/s²

• 6.7 m/s²

• 20 m/s²

Answer explanation

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Find the acceleration of the 1-kg cart when three identical 10-N weights are attached to the string. (use g = 10 m/s² for ease of calculations)

• 0.13 m/s²

• 4 m/s²

• 7.5 m/s²

• 30 m/s²

Answer explanation

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