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

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)
Responses

Owen
Owen

Ziva
Ziva

Jade
Jade

Eduardo
Eduardo
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Answer 1

To determine which student likely had an error in their results, we can analyze the times recorded for each ball. For most students, the times are consistent across the three balls they dropped, indicating that their results are reliable.

Let's break it down:

• Ziva's times: 0.52, 0.51, 0.51 (consistent)
• Jade's times: 0.51, 0.52, 0.52 (consistent)
• Eduardo's times: 0.50, 0.50, 0.50 (consistent)
• Owen's times: 0.50, 0.37, 0.51 (not consistent)

Owen recorded a time of 0.37 seconds for one of the balls while the other two times he recorded (0.50 and 0.51) are similar to the other students' times. The 0.37 second time is significantly lower than the times recorded by the other students for the same experiment, indicating a potential error in his measurement.

Thus, the student most likely to have made an error in their results is:

Owen