Newton's Laws Unit Test
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Question
A group of students conduct an experiment to study Newton’s second law of motion. They applied a force to a toy car and measure its acceleration. The table shows the results.
Force (N) Acceleration (m/s²)
2.0 5.0
3.0 7.5
6.0 15.0
If the students graph the data points, which conclusion will they be able to make?
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Responses
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.
The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The correct response is: The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
To determine the conclusion that can be made from the graph of the data points, you need to analyze the relationship between force and acceleration.
First, plot the data points on a graph with force on the x-axis and acceleration on the y-axis.
Looking at the given data points:
Force (N) Acceleration (m/s²)
2.0 5.0
3.0 7.5
6.0 15.0
Plotting these points will give you three coordinates: (2.0, 5.0), (3.0, 7.5), and (6.0, 15.0).
Once you have plotted these points on a graph, observe the trend of the points. If the data points form a straight line, it indicates that there is a linear relationship between force and acceleration.
In this case, the data points will not fall along a straight line. This means that as the force increases, the acceleration does not increase or decrease linearly.
Therefore, the correct conclusion that can be made from the graph is: "The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration does not have a consistent relationship."
The options provided seems to have a typo as all the answer choices are the same.