Question

cause and effect: what caused the acm pod to crash into the space station? what was the effect? use these words in your answer: force, mass, cause, effect. sentence starters: the crash happened because... the force from the pod... as a result (effect)...

Explanation:

The response uses the required terms and provided sentence starters to link the cause of the crash (miscalculated force relative to the pod's mass) to its effect (damage to the space station).

Answer:

The crash happened because the navigational system miscalculated the required force to dock, failing to account for the pod's mass; this error is the direct cause of the collision. The force from the pod, amplified by its unexpected velocity, struck the space station with enough force to breach its hull. As a result (effect), critical systems on the space station were damaged, and the pod sustained irreversible structural failure.