Eli5 If the equation for force is F=ma why does dropping the same object from 2 different heights change how much an object would be crushed?

Question

In science one year, we did a test of dropping a water bottle from different heights over a Pringle, and we had to protect the Pringle with a paper. But how would increasing the height increase the force is the mass and acceleration is the same?

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Answer 1

Gravity acceleration is measured in meters per second squared.

This means that an object taking more seconds to fall will have more acceleration.

So F=ma, which has an a for acceleration, has more acceleration when there is more height.