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The wind pushes a paper cub along the sand at a beach. The cup has a mass of 25 grams (= ? Kg's) and accelerates at a rate of 5 m/s/s. How much force (in Newtons) is the wind exerting on the cup

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Force = (mass) x (acceleration)

= (0.025 kg) x (5 m/s²)

= 0.125 Newton
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