Students analyze their data from a gravity experiment. They find that objects fall at a greater speed from a greater height than from a lower height. What can they conclude?(1 point)

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The longer an object falls, the greater its mass.
The longer an object falls, the greater its mass.

Students must have mismeasured the objects’ drop times.
Students must have mismeasured the objects’ drop times.

The longer an object falls, the more gravity increases its speed.
The longer an object falls, the more gravity increases its speed.

The experiment must have a design flaw.

Answer 1

The best conclusion the students can make from their finding is:

The longer an object falls, the more gravity increases its speed.

This response accurately reflects the principles of physics, specifically that an object in free fall accelerates due to gravity, meaning that the longer it falls, the faster it will go.