Question

A team of students performs an experiment to test the effect of gravity on different objects with the same mass. They measure how long it takes the objects to fall from the top of the school’s bleachers. How can they insure they get accurate data?(1 point)
Responses

by repeating the experiment several times
by repeating the experiment several times

by dropping the objects in random order
by dropping the objects in random order

by using a high-tech stopwatch
by using a high-tech stopwatch

by dropping all the objects at once
by dropping all the objects at once

Answer 1

by repeating the experiment several times

Repeating trials reduces random error and lets them average the times to get more accurate, reliable results.