One skydiver has not fallen as far toward the ground as the other skydivers. What is a likely cause for this difference?

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That skydiver has less mass than the others.
That skydiver has less mass than the others.

That skydiver has a much less surface area than the others.
That skydiver has a much less surface area than the others.

That skydiver jumped after the others.
That skydiver jumped after the others.

That skydiver is being pulled less by gravity than the others.

Answer 1

The most likely cause for one skydiver not falling as far as the others is:

That skydiver jumped after the others.

This option indicates a time factor, as the skydiver who jumped later would not have had the same amount of time to fall as the others who jumped earlier.