Question

Denise is conducting a physics experiment to measure the acceleration of a falling object when it slows down and comes to a stop. She drops a wooden block with a mass of 0.5 kilograms on a sensor on the floor. The sensor measures the force of the impact as 4.9 newtons. What’s the acceleration of the wooden block when it hits the sensor? Use F = ma.

A. 2.45 m/s2
B. 4.4 m/s2
C. 5.4 m/s2
D. 9.8 m/s2

Answer 1

Your answer should be 9.8 :)

Answer 2

The answer would be D: 9.8 m/s2