Newton's Third Law Quick Check

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Two objects with the same mass have the same force applied to them. What can be said of their acceleration?(1 point)
Responses

Their acceleration will be the same.
Their acceleration will be the same.

Their acceleration will depend on their weight, which is not provided.
Their acceleration will depend on their weight, which is not provided.

Their acceleration will be different.
Their acceleration will be different.

Their acceleration will depend on their net force, which is not provided.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Their acceleration will be the same.

According to Newton's Second Law (F = ma), if two objects have the same mass and the same force is applied to them, they will experience the same acceleration.