Question

Which of the following examples illustrates Newton’s second law of motion?

Question 4 options:

Much less force is required to push an empty shopping cart than a full shopping cart.


When a car driver has to brake suddenly, all passengers continue moving forward unless restrained by the seatbelt.


A balloon flies in the opposite direction as the air that's rushing out of it.


A ball thrown in space will continue forever since there's no outside force to slow it down.

Answer 1

Much less force is required to push an empty shopping cart than a full shopping cart.

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's second law of motion says that an object has a greater acceleration as more force is applied to it. (The harder you push something, the faster it goes.) It also states that pushing a light object results in greater acceleration than pushing a heavy object. For instance, you can throw a baseball a lot further than a bowling ball.

Answer 2

Much less force is required to push an empty shopping cart than a full shopping cart.

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's second law of motion says that an object has a greater acceleration as more force is applied to it. (The harder you push something, the faster it goes.) It also states that pushing a light object results in greater acceleration than pushing a heavy object. For instance, you can throw a baseball a lot further than a bowling ball.