Newton's second law of motion explains: a force applied to an object equals the object's mass times the object's acceleration. think about bowling: a bowling ball will not knock over the pins unless it has enough mass and enough acceleration. force = mass x acceleration my mass is about 60 kg. i am accelerating 5 m/s^2. if i accidentally ran into you, how much force would i run into you with? a) 3000 newtons b) 30 newtons c) 300 newtons