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Sonya and Laura were having a contest to see who could throw a ball higher into the air. Each graph shows the relationship between the height and time elapsed for the two balls. The shape of this graph is called a parabola. Graph A Graph B Graph C Graph D th in Height Height Time Time Time Time 1. For each graph, describe the height as a function of time for the two balls. Include as many observations and comparisons as you can. Graph A: Graph B: Graph C: Graph D: 2. Do any of the graphs represent a situation where one ball went higher than the other but spent less time in the air? Is this possible? Explain. 3. Is it possible that the balls were several hundred feet away from each other when they were thrown upward? 4. Is it possible that a ball came back down to the spot where it was thrown? Sonya and Laura were having a contest to see who could throw a ball higher into the air. Each graph shows the relationship between the height and time elapsed for the two balls. The shape of this graph is called a parabola. Graph A Graph B Graph C Graph D th in Height Height Time Time Time Time 1. For each graph, describe the height as a function of time for the two balls. Include as many observations and comparisons as you can. Graph A: Graph B: Graph C: Graph D: 2. Do any of the graphs represent a situation where one ball went higher than the other but spent less time in the air? Is this possible? Explain. 3. Is it possible that the balls were several hundred feet away from each other when they were thrown upward? 4. Is it possible that a ball came back down to the spot where it was thrown