What causes the acceleration in a system?

Newton’s second law says that when a constant force acts on a massive body, it causes it to accelerate, i.e., to change its velocity, at a constant rate. In the simplest case, a force applied to an object at rest causes it to accelerate in the direction of the force.

What 3 changes can cause acceleration?

An object accelerates when its velocity changes as a result of increasing speed, decreasing speed, or a change in direction.

What two factors affect the rate of acceleration of an object?

But acceleration depends upon two factors: force and mass.

How is acceleration affected by force?

The acceleration of an object depends directly upon the net force acting upon the object, and inversely upon the mass of the object. As the force acting upon an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is increased. As the mass of an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is decreased.

What effect on the acceleration does increasing the force applied on the body have?

As we increase the force on an object the acceleration increases proportionally. Since the mass does not change as the acceleration increases, we can say that force is equal to acceleration. Therefore, if you double the force you double the acceleration.