A student drops a 2-kilogram book and 10-kilogram book from a height of 10 meters. He uses a stopwatch to determine how long it takes for each book to hit the ground.

Which question is the student most likely trying to answer?

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Responses

Do objects break when they are dropped from a height?
Do objects break when they are dropped from a height? - no response given

Does gravity affect objects of different masses differently?
Does gravity affect objects of different masses differently? - no response given

How does gravity change as massive objects fall?
How does gravity change as massive objects fall? - incorrect

Will objects fall faster when dropped from different heights?

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Does gravity affect objects of different masses differently?

Reason: timing two books of different mass dropped from the same height tests whether mass changes the rate of fall (ignoring air resistance). The expected result is they fall at the same rate (same g ≈ 9.8 m/s²).