Name:

1. PERFORMED BY STUDENT TEACHER AS AN EXAMPLE:

An apple with a mass of 6 kg hangs from a tree branch. At the very
instant that the tree branch breaks and the apple just barely starts
falling, what is force of acceleration it feels?
FBD

F =ma

2. A curling stone with a mass of 18 kg is sliding down an icy lane with a

coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.0059. If the applied force that
caused the stone to slide is 10N, what is the acceleration the stone
undergoes?
F friction= F N = (0.0059) F N
F g F N mg
FBD

F = ma

Now that you have seen how mass and acceleration interacted in
this problem, find the acceleration of the stone for four different
other masses of your choice!
What do you think will happen to a stone with a larger mass?
What do you think will happen to a stone with a smaller mass?

Mass

Conclusion:

Acceleration