Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Momentum

Momentum — practice question

A gymnast dismounts from a high piece of apparatus. As she lands, she bends her knees gradually. What effect does this have?

  • AShe will have a smaller change of momentum as she lands.
  • BShe will lose less kinetic energy as she lands.
  • CShe will exert a smaller impulse on the ground as she lands.
  • DShe will experience a smaller force from the ground as she lands.

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