A Tennis Ball Is Held Above and in Contact with a Basketball,and

question 1

Multiple Choice

A tennis ball is held above and in contact with a basketball,and then both are simultaneously dropped.The tennis ball bounces off the basketball at a fairly high speed.This is because:

• A)the basketball falls farther than the tennis ball.
• B)the tennis ball is slightly shielded from the Earth's gravitational pull.
• C)the massive basketball transfers momentum to the lighter tennis ball.
• D)the tennis ball has a smaller radius.

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