Question

Question 1

Newton's second law can be expressed as a mathematical formula for the amount of force needed to accelerate an object. It is that force equals mass times acceleration, or, F=ma.

James is trying to prove Newton's 2nd law of motion. He tries to move four different objects with different masses, shapes, and sizes from point A to point B. The objects are a toy car, a car, a refrigerator, and a kitchen table.
After some experimentation, he finds that force is dependent on the mass of the object, rather than it's size or shape.
What object takes the most force to move?


Claim: Looking at the objects, which object will take the most force to move?

Reason: Why do you think the object you choose will take the most force to move? Use the Newton's laws to support your answer.

4 points total:
1 pt: answer the claim question
1 pt: answer the evidence question
1 pt: answer the reason question
1 pt: complete sentences and punctuation

Answer 1

Explanation: The object that would take the most force to move is the car as the car has the most mass out of all the objects.

-The car will take the most force to move because newtons 1st law of motion states that an object will continue in a state rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force but since the car has a large amount of mass It will be harder to move due to inertia as the more mass it has the more inertia it will have