Question

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

Time Taken By Each Ball to Hit Ground
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)

Owen

Jade

Ziva

Eduardo

Answer 1

Owen

His second time (0.37 s) is a large outlier compared with the other measurements (around 0.50–0.52 s), so that trial most likely has an error.