Question

Jerome has a tow truck, and he is in charge of moving several vehicles for the city. He wants to explain to his niece how towing vehicles relates to Newton’s second law. Which statement should he use?

A. The greater the vehicular mass, the less force the tow truck will use.
B. The greater the vehicular mass, the more force the tow truck will use.
C. The vehicular mass has no effect on the amount of force the tow truck uses.
D. The vehicular mass pulls on the tow truck in the opposite direction.

Answer 1

Jerome should use the statement that says the greater the vehicular mass, the more force the tow truck will use.

Explanation:

• Based on the second law of motion which states that the motion of an object is governed by the mass of the object and the force applied on it, Jerome can tell his niece that the vehicular mass plays an important role in the operation of towing.
• He can tell her that the heavier and bigger the vehicle is, the more force it requires to be towed.