Two students drop an object into sand from a height of 1.5 meters. They record the depth of the hole made in the sand by each student’s object. What is the most likely explanation for the results?
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Responses
Naveed’s object had greater kinetic energy.
Naveed’s object had greater kinetic energy.
Maddie’s object has a smaller width.
Maddie’s object has a smaller width.
Naveed’s object has less mass.
Naveed’s object has less mass.
Maddie’s object had a faster drop speed.
Maddie’s object had a faster drop speed.
Naveed’s object has less mass? im not sure but that one makes most sense.
You didn't say ANYTHING about the results. How can we conclude anything?
Is there an image that goes with this? it's probably mass but I cant be sure
Two students drop an object into sand from a height of 1.5 meters. They record the depth of the hole made in the sand by each student’s object. What is the most likely explanation for the results?
1. Naveed’s object had greater kinetic energy.
2.Maddie’s object has a smaller width.
3.Naveed’s object has less mass.
4.Maddie’s object had a faster drop speed.
Without any data on the depths of the holes made by the objects of Naveed and Maddie, it is not possible to conclude the most likely explanation for the results. However, based on the given options, option 3 "Naveed's object has less mass" is the most likely explanation for the results, as an object with less mass exerts less force on the sand upon impact, causing a shallower hole.
Maddie's object is 1.8 depth in in the sand (cm)
Navadeed's object is 4.0 depth in the sand (cm)
Given that Maddie's object has a shallower depth in the sand than Naveed's object, it can be concluded that option 3 "Naveed's object has less mass" is incorrect. The most likely explanation for the results is option 1 "Naveed's object had greater kinetic energy." This is because an object with greater kinetic energy upon impact is able to exert more force on the sand, causing a deeper hole. As Naveed's object made a deeper hole, it likely had more kinetic energy than Maddie's object.
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The most likely explanation for the results is that Maddie's object had a faster drop speed.
To understand why, we can look at the concept of kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of an object due to its motion. It depends on both the mass and the speed of the object. In this case, the objects being dropped have the same starting height and the same weight, so we can assume that their mass is the same.
According to the conservation of energy principle, when an object is dropped, its potential energy (due to its height) is converted into kinetic energy as it falls. The more kinetic energy an object has, the more power it has to do work, in this case, to make a hole in the sand.
Therefore, if Maddie's object made a deeper hole than Naveed's object, it suggests that Maddie's object had a higher kinetic energy, which could be because it had a faster drop speed. The greater speed gives the object more energy, allowing it to make a deeper hole in the sand.
So, the most likely explanation for the results is that Maddie's object had a faster drop speed.