Question

What does this graph show about the relationship between mass and acceleration?

As acceleration increases, mass increases.
As acceleration increases, mass is unaffected.
As mass is unaffected, acceleration decreases.
As mass increases, acceleration decreases.

Answer 1

As mass increases, acceleration decreases.

Reason: For a given force (Newton’s 2nd law, a = F/m), acceleration is inversely proportional to mass, so the graph shows acceleration dropping as mass goes up.