Which of the following statements describes the relationship between the force applied to the object and the object's acceleration?
A.
As the force applied to the object remains constant, the object's acceleration increases.
B.
As the force applied to the object increases, the object's acceleration increases.
C.
As the force applied to the object increases, the object's acceleration decreases.
D.
As the force applied to the object remains constant, the object's acceleration decreases.
B. As the force applied to the object increases, the object's acceleration increases.
B. As the force applied to the object increases, the object's acceleration increases.
To determine the correct statement, we need to consider Newton's second law of motion, which states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force applied to it and inversely proportional to its mass.
According to this law, the correct statement would be B: "As the force applied to the object increases, the object's acceleration increases." This means that when the force acting on an object increases, its acceleration also increases, assuming its mass remains constant.
To understand the relationship between force and acceleration, we can use the formula derived from Newton's second law: F = ma, where F represents the force applied to the object, m is the mass of the object, and a is the acceleration.
If we rearrange this equation to solve for acceleration, we get a = F/m. This shows that the acceleration (a) is directly proportional to the force (F) and inversely proportional to the mass (m). Increasing the force applied to an object will result in a larger acceleration, assuming the mass remains constant.
Therefore, option B correctly describes the relationship between the force applied to the object and the object's acceleration.