Answer to Question #262994 in Physics for Tracy queenie

Question

Situation B: Suppose you are biking one fine day. You have seen that there is a pile of leaves in front of you. Wind blows causing the pile of leaves to spread.

1) How would you compare the effect of a light breeze of wind and a huge amount of wind on that pile of leaves?

2) What physical quantity was varied in this situation?

3) What relationship exists between the varying physical quantity and acceleration?

Answer 1

1) Light breeze would blow away leaves at the outer surface of the pile, while huge amount of wind would blow away the entire pile.

2) Force

3)

$$a=F/m.$$