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

Ziva
Ziva

Owen
Owen

Eduardo
Eduardo

Jade
Jade

Answer 1

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

Here are the recorded times (in seconds) for each student:

• 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

Looking at these results, Owen's times include a significantly lower value (0.37 seconds) compared to the other students, who have times around 0.50 to 0.52 seconds. This outlier suggests that Owen likely made an error in timing for one of the ball drops.

Therefore, the student who most likely had an error in the results is:

Owen