When you drop a bouncy ball onto the sandy beach, the normally "lively" ball barely bounces at all. The non-lively sand dominates this bouncing process because it receives most of the collision energy and then wastes that energy as thermal energy. The sand receives most of the collision energy because
A. while the ball and sand push equally hard on one another, the ball dents more during the collision. [3.8% picked]
B. the ball pushes harder on the sand than the sand pushes on the ball. [2.0% picked]
C. while the ball and sand push equally hard on one another, the sand dents more during the collision. [93.6% picked]
D. the sand pushes harder on the ball than the ball pushes on the sand. [0.6% picked]
Answer:C
When you drop a bouncy ball onto the sandy beach, the normally "lively" ball barely bounces at all. The non-lively sand dominates this bouncing process because it receives most of the collision energy and then wastes that energy as thermal energy. The sand receives most of the collision energy because
A. while the ball and sand push equally hard on one another, the ball dents more during the collision. [3.8% picked] B. the ball pushes harder on the sand than the sand pushes on the ball. [2.0% picked] C. while the ball and sand push equally hard on one another, the sand dents more during the collision. [93.6% picked] D. the sand pushes harder on the ball than the ball pushes on the sand. [0.6% picked]