A student collects data during an investigation about inertia and acceleration.

if the force acting on the objects is constant, which statement about inertia and acceleration is supported by the data?

an object with less mass has more inertia which causes it to speed up more quickly.
an object with less mass has less inertia which causes it to seed up less quickly.
an object with a higher mass less inertia which causes it to speed up more quickly.
an object with a higher mass has more inertia which causes it to speed up less quickly.

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The correct statement supported by the data is: an object with a higher mass has more inertia which causes it to speed up less quickly.

According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. In other words, if the force acting on an object is constant, an object with a higher mass will have a lower acceleration. This means that it will speed up less quickly compared to an object with less mass.