Why is your phone screen more likely to break if you drop the phone on concrete

Question

Why is your phone screen more likely to break if you drop the phone on concrete that it is if you drop it on grass? Select one: a. Concrete is harder than grass, so it can't absorb the force of impact. b. Concrete is harder than grass, so less momentum can be transferred to it. Some momentum is reflected back to the phone. That increases the force on the phone. c. Concrete is harder than grass, so it can't absorb the impact energy O d. Concrete is harder than grass, so the phone stops more abruptly on concrete. Stopping in a short time requires a large force to act on the phone.

Explanation / Answer

Correct answer is d. Concrete is harder than grass,so the phone stops more abruptly on concrete . Stopping In a short time requires a large force to act on the phone .

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