Which is a correct statement of Newton's second law?

Question 1 options:

An object in motion stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by a net force.

When an object experiences a net force, it will accelerate at a rate determined by its mass.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Every mass in the universe is attracted to every other mass in the universe.

1 answer

The correct statement of Newton's second law is:

When an object experiences a net force, it will accelerate at a rate determined by its mass.

This law is often expressed mathematically as \( F = ma \), where \( F \) is the net force acting on the object, \( m \) is its mass, and \( a \) is the acceleration produced.