Acceleration Science Literacy Article

What is the unit of measurement for force?

• Kilograms

• Meters per second

• Newton

• Joule

If you wanted to calculate the acceleration of an object, what formula would you use according to Newton's Second Law of Motion (F = ma)?

• a = m + v

• a = mx F

• a = m÷d

• a = F÷m

Acceleration is the rate of change of -

• Speed

• Velocity

• Mass

• Direction

Calculate the acceleration of a 20 Newton force exerted on a 5 kilogram object.

• 100 m/s²

• 4 m/s²

• 15 m/s²

• 25 m/s²

True or False: If you push with more force, an object will accelerate faster, as long as its mass stays the same.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Force

• The force of an object is equal to its mass _____ by its acceleration.

• kilogram (kg)

• Newton's Second Law of Motion is also referred to as the Law of _______

• Acceleration

• It requires ______ force to accelerate an empty grocery cart compared to a full grocery cart.

• multiplied

• is a push or a pull of an object

• less

• unit of measurement for mass

Identify three examples of acceleration that you observe in your daily life.