11/15: Lab - NEWTON’S SECOND LAW OF MOTION

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11 questions
Experiment 1: The Effect of Mass on Acceleration
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When you keep the unbalanced force the same and increase the mass, how does acceleration change?

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When you keep the unbalanced force the same and decrease the mass, how does acceleration change?

Experiment 2: The Effect of the Size of the Force on Acceleration
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When mass stays the same and you increase the size of the force, how does acceleration change?

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When mass stays the same and you decrease the size of the force, how does acceleration change?

Experiment 3: Keeping Acceleration the Same
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How would arrange things so that the softball and the wiffle ball end up with about the same
acceleration. How will you have to alter the size of the force applied by the stick to accomplish this?

Conclusion
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When mass stays the same and the size of the FORCE INCREASES, acceleration

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When mass stays the same and the size of the FORCE DECREASES, acceleration _____________.

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When the size of the force stays the same and the MASS INCREASES, acceleration _________________.

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When the size of the force stays the same and the MASS DECREASES, acceleration _________.

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The relationship between net force and acceleration is _______________.

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The relationship between mass and acceleration is ______________.