The correct response is acceleration.
According to Newton's second law, \( F = ma \), if the students concluded that tripling the mass requires tripling the net force applied, they were holding acceleration constant while varying the mass and force.
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A group of students conducted several trials of an experiment to study Newton’s second law of motion. They concluded that tripling the mass required tripling the net force applied. What quantity were the students holding constant?(1 point)
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mass
mass
acceleration
acceleration
number of trials
number of trials
net force
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