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Think about Newton's 2nd Law, Force equals mass times acceleration. Liz puts a 1 kg weight and a 10 kg weight on identical wagons. She then applies a 10N force to each wagon. What will be true about the acceleration of the bottom wagon that has more mass?

Question 16 options:
1 The acceleration of the bottom wagon will be greater.
2 The acceleration of the bottom wagon will be smaller.
3 The bottom wagon will accelerate the same amount as the top one.

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More force is needed for more mass. Therefore, if the mass is greater and the force is not enough then the object will less likely accelerate
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The acceleration of the bottom wagon will be greater. hope it helps TR3way

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