A group of students complete an experiment, where different masses are added to a cart which is pushed forward with the same force. After being pushed, the acceleration of the cart is measured and the results are as mass increases acceleration decreases.

Throughout the experiment, the force used to push the cart forward is kept the same. In 1-2 sentences, explain why this is important. (2 points)

Keeping the force used to push the cart forward the same is important in order to isolate the effect of mass on acceleration, as any changes in force would also affect the acceleration and make it difficult to assess the relationship between mass and acceleration.