Mass: 10 10 20 20
Acceleration: 0.1 0.2 0.05 0.1
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?
(1 point)
Responses
An object with less mass has more inertia which causes it to speed up more quickly.
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 speed up less quickly.
An object with less mass has less inertia which causes it to speed up less quickly.
An object with a higher mass has more inertia which causes it to speed up less quickly.
An object with a higher mass has more inertia which causes it to speed up less quickly.
An object with a higher mass has less inertia which causes it to speed up more quickly.
1 answer
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.
This conclusion is drawn from the relationship between mass, inertia, and acceleration as described by Newton's second law of motion, which states that acceleration is inversely proportional to mass when the force is constant. In this case, the data shows that higher mass values correlate with lower acceleration values, reflecting this principle.
