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Activity Sheet
Newton’s Law of Acceleration
I. Objective:
After doing this activity, each student is expected to describe the relationship between force, mass and acceleration
II. Mechanics: Analyze each set of picture below, the answer the questions that follow.
Mass= 5kg
F = 25N
F = 25N
Mass ( 2kg)
90 S at 3 m
40 S at 3 m
F = 25N
F = 50N
Mass= 1kg
30 S at 3 m
Mass ( 2kg)
15 S at 3m
F = 35N
Mass= 3kg
F = 25N
Mass ( 2kg)
30 S at 3 m
Questions:
1. Which variable is said to be constant in the activity? Mass
2. What is the effect of varying the amount of force on the acceleration of the
cart?
The higher force applied the shorter the time travelled by an object to a certain
distance
3. What relationship exists between the force and acceleration when the mass of
the cart is kept constant
Force is directly proportional to acceleration when the mass is constant.
60 S at 3 m
Questions:
1. Which variable is said to be constant in the activity? FORCE
2. What is the effect of varying the mass on the acceleration of the cart?
Force The greater the mass the longer an object travelled to a certain distance
3. What relationship exists between the mass and acceleration when the force is
kept constant?
Mass is inversely proportional to acceleration.
Generalization/ concept learned:Newton's second law of motion states that force is directly proportional to the product of mass and acceleration.
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