Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the relationship between the net force and the acceleration of a system. This system was composed of a cart carrying varying masses connected by a string over a pulley to a counterweight. For each cart mass, three trials were conducted, and the time required for the cart to travel 0.5 m was recorded. Acceleration was then calculated from this data. As the cart’s mass increased, its acceleration decreased, which showed the inverse relationship between mass and acceleration as stated by Newton's Second Law. These findings confirm that acceleration depends on both net force and mass, as described by F=ma.
Source: Journal of Science & Engineering
DOI: 10.64804/hqxej751
Authors: Cole Canada, Stefano D'Agostino, Ethan Fuks, Jason Katz, Ryan Leung, Edmund Lee
Institution: Manalapan High School
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4414018782