Object A has twice as much mass as object B. If you exert the same force on these two objects, how do their accelerations compare?

A) Object A has half as much acceleration as object B.
B) Object A has four times as much acceleration as object B.
C) Object A has twice as much acceleration as object B.
D) They both have the same acceleration.
E) It is impossible to answer this without further details concerning the composition of the two object.


A

Physics & Space Science

You might also like to view...

An automobile radiator is approximated by the finned flat tube compact heat exchanger of Figure 9-29. Air at 80ºF and 14.7 psia flows through the heat radiator at 40 ft/s. If the air temperature leaving the radiator is 100ºF and its properties are

Physics & Space Science

Potential: A proton that is initially at rest is accelerated through an electric potential difference of magnitude 500 V. How much kinetic energy does it gain? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)

A. 500 J B. 8.0 × 10-17 J C. 1.6 × 10-19 J D. 800 J

Physics & Space Science

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the stars of the disk component of our galaxy?

a. circular orbits b. randomly inclined orbits c. higher metal abundance d. young stars e. star-formation regions

Physics & Space Science

A generator is a device that converts

a. heat energy into mechanical energy. b. chemical energy into electrical energy. c. mechanical energy into electrical energy. d. electrical energy into mechanical energy.

Physics & Space Science