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

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)
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Eduardo
Eduardo

Ziva
Ziva

Owen
Owen

Jade
Jade
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To determine which student most likely had an error in their results, we can analyze the recorded times.

  • Ziva: 0.52, 0.51, 0.51 (times are very close together)
  • Jade: 0.51, 0.52, 0.52 (times are very close together)
  • Eduardo: 0.50, 0.50, 0.50 (all times are the same)
  • Owen: 0.50, 0.37, 0.51 (one time is significantly lower than the others)

The most noticeable anomaly is Owen's second time, 0.37 seconds, which is much shorter than the other times recorded (the others are around 0.50-0.52 seconds). This suggests that Owen likely had an error in his results for the second ball.

Thus, the answer is Owen.