A student is demonstrating acceleration by throwing two balls. She throws both balls using the same amount of force in the same direction. The first ball she throws has a mass of 0.25 kg and the second ball has a mass of 0.5 kg. Explain what will happen to their acceleration and why. (1 point) Responses The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have greater acceleration than the second ball. The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have greater acceleration than the second ball. The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have less acceleration than the second ball. The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have less acceleration than the second ball. The balls have equal acceleration because they are being thrown in the same direction. The balls have equal acceleration because they are being thrown in the same direction. The balls will have equal acceleration because they are being thrown with the same force. The balls will have equal acceleration because they are being thrown with the same force. Skip to navigation page 13 of 13
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This is because the acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to its mass. Therefore, a smaller mass will result in a greater acceleration when the same force is applied.
By removing a dog from the sled, the total mass of the sled decreases. According to Newton's second law of motion (F = ma), when force is constant, decreasing mass will result in an increase in acceleration.
If the student exerts an equal amount of force on each object, the acceleration will depend on the mass of each object. Since the two 10 kg boxes have a larger total mass compared to the single 10 kg box, they will experience less acceleration.
This explanation aligns with the given information. Ben's horseshoe landed three-fourths of the way to the target, indicating that Ben applied a sufficient amount of force to propel the horseshoe a significant distance. On the other hand, Peter's horseshoe landed past the target, suggesting that Peter either applied less force or used a heavier horseshoe. Since it is stated that the two horseshoes have the same mass, the most reasonable explanation is that Peter used a horseshoe with more mass and threw with less force than Ben.