The acceleration of an object would increase if there was an increase in the a) mass of the object. b) force on the object. c) inertia of the object. d) friction on the object.

B) force on the object.

Explanation:

From Newton's second law of motion, we understand that the acceleration of an object depends on two factors: The mass of the object and the net force acting on the object.

F = m a

For an object, mass remains constant. So, only by altering the net amount of force, the acceleration can be changed.

a ∝ F

Thus, when the net force would be increased, the acceleration of the object would increase.

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