Use the table of information from a student's investigation to answer the question.

Question

Object Splash Size Ranking
W 2
X 4
Y 1
Z 3
A student drops several objects of the same size into a bucket of water from a height of 2 meters. She ranks the splash size from 1-4, with 1 being the smallest splash and 4 being the largest splash. Which object most likely has the greatest mass?

(1 point)
Responses

object W
object W

object Y
object Y

object Z
object Z

object X
object X

Answer 1

Based on the provided splash size rankings, object W has the highest ranking (2), while object Y has the lowest ranking (1), and object X has the highest ranking (4). Generally, larger splashes are associated with objects that have a greater mass when dropped from the same height. Since object X has the largest splash size (ranking of 4), it most likely has the greatest mass.

Thus, the correct response is:

object X