During a demonstration of the gravitational force on falling objects to her class, sarah drops an 11 lb. bowling ball from the top of the science building. determine distance the ball has traveled after falling for 1.0 second, ignoring air resistance and given the gravitational acceleration of 9.8 m/sec^2. a) 4.9 m b) 11 m c) 20 m d) 32 m

The instant it was dropped, the ball had zero speed.

After falling for 1 second, its speed was 9.8 m/s straight down (gravity).

Its AVERAGE speed for that 1 second was (1/2) (0 + 9.8) = 4.9 m/s.

Falling for 1 second at an average speed of 4.9 m/s, is covered 4.9 meters.

ANYTHING you drop does that, if air resistance doesn't hold it back.

the independent variable, the one that is intentionally manipulated, is whether or not the car hits the barrier.

the dependent variable, the one that you measure the response in, is the distance that the washers travel.