Question
A physicist wants to conduct an experiment to determine if an object's motion is dependent on the object's mass.
How should the physicist conduct her experiment?
slowly decrease the temperature and density of the object while keeping all the forces acting on the object constant
quickly decrease the mass and volume of the object while changing the total number of forces acting on the object
keep all the forces acting on the object constant while increasing or decreasing the object's mass
change the number of forces acting on the object while increasing or decreasing the object's mass
How should the physicist conduct her experiment?
slowly decrease the temperature and density of the object while keeping all the forces acting on the object constant
quickly decrease the mass and volume of the object while changing the total number of forces acting on the object
keep all the forces acting on the object constant while increasing or decreasing the object's mass
change the number of forces acting on the object while increasing or decreasing the object's mass
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine if an object's motion is dependent on its mass, the physicist should conduct the experiment in a way that isolates the variable of mass while controlling other factors that could influence motion. The best approach from the options provided is:
**Keep all the forces acting on the object constant while increasing or decreasing the object's mass.**
This method allows the physicist to observe the effects of changing mass on the object's motion without the influence of varying forces. By maintaining constant forces, the physicist can more clearly determine if there is a relationship between mass and motion. This adheres to the principle of conducting a controlled experiment where only one variable (mass) is changed at a time while keeping all other variables constant.
**Keep all the forces acting on the object constant while increasing or decreasing the object's mass.**
This method allows the physicist to observe the effects of changing mass on the object's motion without the influence of varying forces. By maintaining constant forces, the physicist can more clearly determine if there is a relationship between mass and motion. This adheres to the principle of conducting a controlled experiment where only one variable (mass) is changed at a time while keeping all other variables constant.