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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 dropped the balls from different heights.
She did not measure the circumference of the balls.
She used balls that are different sizes.
She did not measure the mass after the balls hit the ground.
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She used balls that are different sizes.
Different sizes change air resistance, so larger/less aerodynamic balls fall more slowly. In ideal gravity (no air resistance) mass doesn't affect fall time.
Different sizes change air resistance, so larger/less aerodynamic balls fall more slowly. In ideal gravity (no air resistance) mass doesn't affect fall time.
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