Use the picture of the skydivers to answer the question.

A photo shows four skydivers moving towards the ground faster than a single skydiver.

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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Responses

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

That skydiver has less mass than the others.

1 answer

The most likely cause for the difference in how far the skydiver has fallen compared to the others is:

That skydiver jumped after the others.

This response suggests that the skydiver is falling for a shorter amount of time, which accounts for their lesser distance fallen compared to the others who jumped earlier.