Question

1. how does changing the mass of an object affect the acceleration it will undergo if the same amount of force is applied? decreasing mass will decrease acceleration increasing mass will increase acceleration mass and acceleration are not related increasing mass will decrease acceleration

Explanation:

According to Newton's second - law of motion $F = ma$ (where $F$ is force, $m$ is mass, and $a$ is acceleration), when the force $F$ is constant, $a=\frac{F}{m}$. So, an increase in mass $m$ will lead to a decrease in acceleration $a$, and a decrease in mass will lead to an increase in acceleration.

Answer:

Increasing mass will decrease acceleration.