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Which of the following experiments would test whether a lighter or heavier object would hit the ground first when dropped from the same height?(1 point)
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Measure the time it takes for two objects of identical weight but different sizes to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.
Measure the time it takes for two objects of identical weight but different sizes to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.

Measure the time it takes for two objects of same size but different weights to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.
Measure the time it takes for two objects of same size but different weights to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.

Measure the time it takes for a flat, heavy object falling with the flat side down to hit the ground. Then measure the time it takes for a spherical, lightweight object to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.
Measure the time it takes for a flat, heavy object falling with the flat side down to hit the ground. Then measure the time it takes for a spherical, lightweight object to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.

Measure the time it takes for a light, flat object released with the flat side down to hit the ground. Then measure the time it takes for a spherical, lightweight object to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.
Measure the time it takes for a light, flat object released with the flat side down to hit the ground. Then measure the time it takes for a spherical, lightweight object to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Measure the time it takes for two objects of the same size but different weights to hit the ground. Both dropped from the same height.

Reason: keeping size/shape the same controls air resistance so mass is the only variable being tested. (Repeat trials for accuracy.)