A toddler uses 3 N of force to lift a 1.5 kg wooden block off the floor. What is the acceleration of the wooden block?
2 m/s²
4.5 m/s²
-1.5 m/s²
1.5 m/s²
To find the acceleration of the wooden block, we can use Newton's second law of motion:
F = m * a
Where:
F = force applied by the toddler = 3 N
m = mass of the block = 1.5 kg
a = acceleration of the block (what we want to find)
Rearranging the formula to solve for acceleration:
a = F / m
a = 3 N / 1.5 kg
a = 2 m/s²
Therefore, the acceleration of the wooden block is 2 m/s².