Law of Acceleration

Cards (6)

Newton's second law of motion
The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force on it and inversely proportional to its mass
Newton's law of acceleration
Force acting on an object = Mass of object x Acceleration of object
Greater mass of object 
Greater force needed to accelerate it
Example of Newton's second law
Boy applies less force to accelerate bicycle than man due to less mass
Man applies more force to accelerate bicycle with added mass of woman
Unit of force 
Newton (N = kg·m/s²)
Weight 
Force due to gravity = Mass x Acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²)