A vehicle of known mass accelerates along a straight path. According to Newton's second law of motion, what caused this acceleration?

Question 1 options:

An unbalanced force has acted on the vehicle.

A balanced force has acted on the vehicle.

The mass of the vehicle has changed.

The direction of the vehicle has changed.

1 answer

According to Newton's second law of motion, the acceleration of an object is caused by an unbalanced force acting on it. Therefore, the correct answer is:

An unbalanced force has acted on the vehicle.