Question

instructions: a student gathers the data in the table below using a miniature wrecking ball, which they are swinging into a model of a building.
wrecking ball mass

wrecking ball	mass	distance wall moves
2	600 kg	2 cm
3	1000 kg	50 cm
4	2000 kg	100 cm

1. fill in the blank 1 point

select the claim, evidence and reasoning that best fit the data shown at right.
claim: choose your answer... as mass increases,
evidence: choose your answer... the distance the w choose your answer...
reasoning: choose your answer... using this informat choose your answer...

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the relationship between mass and distance

As the mass of the wrecking - ball increases from 450 kg to 600 kg, 1000 kg, and 2000 kg, the distance the wall moves also increases from 0 cm to 2 cm, 50 cm, and 100 cm.

Step2: Determine the claim

The claim should be that as mass increases, the distance the wall moves increases. Since the kinetic energy of the wrecking - ball is transferred to the wall and causes it to move, and kinetic energy is related to mass ($KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$, assuming velocity is constant here), as mass increases, kinetic energy increases.

Step3: Select evidence

The evidence is that as the mass of the wrecking - ball increases, the distance the wall moves increases. This shows that more mass means more kinetic energy is transferred to the wall.

Step4: Select reasoning

The reasoning is that kinetic energy increases linearly (because if we assume a constant velocity, $KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$, and when $v$ is constant, $KE$ is directly proportional to $m$).

Answer:

Claim: As mass increases, the distance the wall moves increases.
Evidence: As the mass of the wrecking - ball increases, the distance the wall moves increases.
Reasoning: Kinetic energy increases linearly.