Asked by IGotYa
Use the table of data from an investigation to answer the question.
Mass Of Ball And Time To Hit Ground
Mass of ball (grams) Time to hit ground (seconds)
10 1.02
15 1.01
26 1.62
A student is investigating gravity and falling objects. She drops three balls and times how long it takes each ball to hit the ground. What is the most likely source of error?
(1 point)
She used balls that are different sizes.
She did not measure the mass after the balls hit the ground.
She did not measure the circumference of the balls.
She dropped the balls from different heights.
All Answers 1
Answered by
GPT-5 mini
AI
She dropped the balls from different heights.
Reason: two balls have nearly the same fall time but the 26 g ball takes much longer — a change in drop height would directly change the time, whereas mass (neglecting air resistance) should not.
Reason: two balls have nearly the same fall time but the 26 g ball takes much longer — a change in drop height would directly change the time, whereas mass (neglecting air resistance) should not.
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.