Another soccer player could kick the same 400kg soccer ball, but it accelerates at 10 m/s2. His force would be 4000N. The ball traveled much faster in the second scenario because the second soccer player applied a much greater force to the soccer ball which had the same Mass

Question

why did the soccer ball accelerate faster in the 2nd scenario?
A. The force was increased
B. The mass was increased
C. The force was decreased
D. Both force and mass was increased

Answer 1

In the second scenario, the soccer ball accelerated faster because the force applied to it was greater while the mass remained the same. According to Newton's second law of motion (F = ma), acceleration (a) is directly proportional to the net force (F) acting on an object and inversely proportional to its mass (m). Since the mass of the soccer ball did not change and the force applied was increased, the acceleration increased.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

A. The force was increased