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Choose the hypothesis for the controlled experiment that answers the question: “Will a feather or a ball fall faster in a vacuum (absence of air)?”

A vacuum is not necessary to test this experiment.
A ball will fall faster in normal air.
A ball is heavier than a feather.
A ball will fall faster in a vacuum.

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Answer:

A ball will fall faster in normal air but in a vacuum they would fall at the same rate.

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Answer:

B, when there's no air everything pretty much weighs the same. A ball in a space with oxygen will fall faster.

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