Forces and acceleration
An object will accelerate in the direction of the resultant force. The bigger the force, the greater the acceleration.
Doubling the size of the (resultant) force doubles the acceleration.
An object will accelerate in the direction of the resultant force. A force on a large mass will accelerate it less than the same force on a smaller mass.
Doubling the mass halves the acceleration.
Summary Exercise
mass force accelerate mass
free-body acceleration resultant
A simple diagram that shows an object with just the forces acting on it is called a __________ diagram. The total force acting on a body is called the __________ force. An object will __________ in the direction of that force. The __________ applied and __________ of the object will affect the size of the acceleration.. The equation relating these quantities is written as force = __________ × __________.