Melissa Park

Physics

27 December, 14:59

Baseball Bat Testing

Swing Force (N) Wood (Distance ft) Aluminum (Distance ft) Alloy X (Distance ft)

100 10 15 25

200 20 22 30

300 25 35 80

400 100 140 140

500 200 225 200

600 300 400 300

Which baseball bat will hit the ball the longest distance? Students in Mr. Brant's class designed an experiment to test this research question. After conducting their investigation, they compiled their data in the data table.

What would be a valid conclusion to draw from this data?

A) The alloy bat outperforms both the wooden and aluminum bats.

B) Based on the data, you cannot say that one bat out performs the others.

C) The aluminum bat is consistently the most effective of the three bats tested.

D) The alloy is more effective at lower swing forces; the aluminum at higher forces.