Newton's Second Law
Acceleration = net force ÷ mass
More force gives more acceleration. More mass gives less acceleration.

10 N ÷ 2 kg = 5.0 m/s²

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Force, Mass & Acceleration Lab

Investigate Newton's second law with realistic examples.

Force changes velocity

A 10 N net force acting on 2 kg produces an acceleration of 5 m/s².

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Applied force 10 N

Object mass 2.0 kg

Friction force 0 N

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Focused object Moving object

Net force10.0 N

Mass2.0 kg

Acceleration5.0 m/s²

Velocity0.0 m/s

Acceleration history m/s²

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Newton's second law

An object's acceleration depends on the net force acting on it and its mass. Acceleration points in the same direction as the net force.

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