Two students are studying how force affects the motion of an object. They place a box on a table and apply different amounts of opposing force to it. The students record their

Question

measurements in a table.
Force Toward Right
(N) Force
Toward Left
(N)
Distance Box Moved to the Right
(cm)
25
5
80
20
10
60
15
15 force applied
to the right
→ force applied
to the left
Which statement best explains the data?
If the difference between the forces increases, it results in a decrease in the distance the object moves.
If the difference between the forces increases, it results in a decrease in the distance the object moves.

If the difference between the forces increases, it results in an increase in the distance the object moves.
If the difference between the forces increases, it results in an increase in the distance the object moves.

An increase in the applied force towards the left increases the distance the object moves.

Answer 1

If the difference between the forces increases, it results in a decrease in the distance the object moves. This can be seen in the data, where as the difference in force towards the right and left increases, the distance the box moves to the right decreases. This indicates that the box is more influenced by the greater force applied in the opposite direction.