Use the table of data from an investigation on the effect of gravity on falling objects to answer the question.

Question

Student Ball 1 (seconds) Ball 2 (seconds) Ball 3 (seconds)
Ziva 0.52 0.51 0.51
Jade 0.51 0.52 0.52
Eduardo 0.50 0.50 0.50
Owen 0.50 0.37 0.51
Four students investigated the effect of gravity on falling objects. The students all used the same three balls and dropped them from a height of 8 meters. They recorded the time it took for each ball to hit the ground. Which student most likely had an error in the results?

(1 point)
Responses

Jade
Jade

Owen
Owen

Eduardo
Eduardo

Ziva
Ziva
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Answer 1

To determine which student most likely had an error in the results, we can analyze the data provided. The investigation involved dropping three balls from a height of 8 meters, and ideally, we would expect the times for the balls to be similar if they are identical and dropped from the same height.

Let's summarize each student's results:

• Ziva: 0.52, 0.51, 0.51 (times are close together)
• Jade: 0.51, 0.52, 0.52 (times are close together)
• Eduardo: 0.50, 0.50, 0.50 (all times are identical)
• Owen: 0.50, 0.37, 0.51 (there's a significant discrepancy with 0.37)

Owen's results show a much lower time for one of the balls (0.37 seconds) compared to his other results (0.50 and 0.51 seconds) and the other students. This suggests an anomaly or error in Owen's results, likely due to timing inconsistencies or an experimental error.

Thus, the student who most likely had an error in the results is Owen.