Before you test it, you could state the hypothesis in two different ways
You could say:
"The mass of a falling object has no effect on the time it takes to fall some distance."
Or you could say:
"The time a falling object takes to fall some distance depends on its mass."
You could use the same tests to investigate EITHER hypothesis.
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The mass of a falling object has no effect on the time it takes to fall some distance assuming zero air resistance.
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A hypothesis that can't be tested, can't be proved.
A hypothesis is tested by an experiment. A hypothesis is an estimate or guess about an outcome. The experiment proves whether the hypothesis is correct or not correct.
A hypothesis can be tested by an experiment
Not unless its tested by experimentation. If its tested by experimentation. And then if found to be true its no longer just a hypothesis. And if found to be false it becomes an invalid hypothesis, which anyone in their right mind would withdraw as a hypothesis.
A hypothesis is tested by having trials
hypothesis
An hypothesis is a concept or an idea to be tested.
Since you did not tell us what Maria's hypothesis was or how she tested it, we cannot provide an answer.
Hypothesis.
The experiment...
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