Use the table of data from an investigation to answer the question.

Question

Mass of ball (grams) Time to hit ground (seconds)
10 1.02
15 1.01
26 1.62
A student is investigating gravity and falling objects. She drops three balls and times how long it takes each ball to hit the ground. What is the most likely source of error?

(1 point)
Responses

She used balls that are different sizes.
She used balls that are different sizes.

She did not measure the circumference of the balls.
She did not measure the circumference of the balls.

She dropped the balls from different heights.
She dropped the balls from different heights.

She did not measure the mass after the balls hit the ground.

Answer 1

The most likely source of error in this investigation is:

She dropped the balls from different heights.

This response indicates that if the balls were dropped from different heights, it would affect the time it takes for each ball to hit the ground, thereby introducing variability in the measurements that is not due to the balls' mass or any other factor. The other options do not directly impact the time it takes for the balls to hit the ground in the context of gravity's effect on different masses.