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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 F = 25N
Mass= 3kg

Mass ( 2kg)
30 S at 3 m 60 S at 3 m

Questions:
1. Which variable is said to be constant in the activity? Mass Questions:
2. What is the effect of varying the amount of force on the acceleration of the 1. Which variable is said to be constant in the activity? FORCE
cart? 2. What is the effect of varying the mass on the acceleration of the cart?
The higher force applied the shorter the time travelled by an object to a certain Force The greater the mass the longer an object travelled to a certain distance
distance
3. What relationship exists between the force and acceleration when the mass of 3. What relationship exists between the mass and acceleration when the force is
the cart is kept constant kept constant?

Force is directly proportional to acceleration when the mass is 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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