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How does net force increase?
The acceleration of an object depends directly upon the net force acting upon the object, and inversely upon the mass of the object. As the force acting upon an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is increased. As the mass of an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is decreased.
What does doubling the force mean?
F is force, m is mass and a is acceleration. The math behind this is quite simple. If you double the force, you double the acceleration, but if you double the mass, you cut the acceleration in half. Galileo’s experiments showed that all bodies accelerate at the same rate regardless of size or mass.
What is the net force when two?
If two forces act on an object in the same direction, the net force is the sum of the two forces.
What affect does a doubling of the net force have upon the acceleration of the object?
In other words, if the net force were doubled, the acceleration of the object would be twice as large. Similarly, if the mass of the object were doubled, its acceleration would be half as large.
How does doubling the force affect the acceleration?
As we increase the force on an object the acceleration increases proportionally. Therefore, if you double the force you double the acceleration. If you increase the mass at a given force the rate of acceleration slows. Therefore, mass is inversely proportional to acceleration.
How does doubling the net force affect the acceleration of an object?
If the net force acting on an object doubles, its acceleration is doubled. If the mass is doubled, then acceleration will be halved. If both the net force and the mass are doubled, the acceleration will be unchanged.
What best describes the effect of doubling the net force on an object?
An object accelerates when a net force is applied to it. The mass of the object is then doubled and the net force applied to it also doubles. Describe the objects acceleration. The objects would accelerate at the same rate.