Question

Why does it require much less force to accelerate a low mass object than it does to accelerate a high mass object the same amount?

Answer 1

Second law of physics says that the applied force to a certain object is proportional to its acceleration multiplied with its mass. Written as an equation

`F=m*a`
From this the acceleration is

`a =F/m`
Thus for the same acceleration, we apply a smaller force to a low mass object.