A student is moving furniture. Even though table A and table B are the same size, table A requires more force to move. Why?

Question

options:

Table A has less density than table B
Table A has less density than table B

Table A has less weight than table B.
Table A has less weight than table B.

Table A has a greater mass than table B.
Table A has a greater mass than table B.

Table A has greater volume compared to table B.

Answer 1

The most likely reason that table A requires more force to move, despite being the same size as table B, is:

Table A has a greater mass than table B.

In general, the force needed to move an object is directly related to its mass (according to Newton's second law of motion: Force = Mass x Acceleration). Therefore, if table A has a greater mass, it will require more force to move it compared to table B.