The force of gravity between the moon and an object near its surface is much smaller than the force of gravity between Earth and the same object near Earth's surface. A
bowling ball with a mass of 7.51 kg is pulled downward with an unbalanced force of
- 12.2 N. What is the acceleration of the falling bowling ball on the moon?

not moving. pos accel,

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.

3. dark matter

empty space could also be a simple vacuum