Jumping from your balcony into the swimming pool will hurt less than an identical jump onto the pool's concrete deck because the impulse (momentum transfer) you will experience when hitting the water will be
A. the same as when hitting the deck, but will involve a smaller force for a longer time. [84.9% picked]
B. smaller than when hitting the deck and will involve a smaller force for a longer time. [14.5% picked]
C. smaller than when hitting the deck and will involve a smaller force for the same time. [0.4% picked]
D. larger than when hitting the deck, but will involve a smaller force for a smaller time. [0.2% picked]
Answer:A
Jumping from your balcony into the swimming pool will hurt less than an identical jump onto the pool's concrete deck because the impulse (momentum transfer) you will experience when hitting the water will be
A. the same as when hitting the deck, but will involve a smaller force for a longer time. [84.9% picked] B. smaller than when hitting the deck and will involve a smaller force for a longer time. [14.5% picked] C. smaller than when hitting the deck and will involve a smaller force for the same time. [0.4% picked] D. larger than when hitting the deck, but will involve a smaller force for a smaller time. [0.2% picked]