A group of students completed an experiment to study Newton’s second law of motion, by applying force to a toy car and measuring its acceleration. The table below shows the results:

Question

Force (N) Acceleration (m/s²)
2.0 5.0
3.0 7.5
6.0 15.0


If these data points were graphed, which conclusion could the students make?

(1 point)
Responses

The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.

The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.

The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.
The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.

The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.

Answer 1

The correct conclusion the students could make based on the data provided is:

The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.

This conclusion is consistent with Newton's second law of motion, which states that force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma). As the force applied to the toy car increases, the acceleration also increases, suggesting a direct relationship between the two.