6. A student placed a cardboard box at the
bottom of a hill. The student then released a
ball from a point on the hill. The ball collided
with the box, and the box moved a distance
of 2 meters before both the box and the ball
came to rest. Which change to the initial
conditions would be most likely to result in
the box moving a greater distance?
A. decreasing the mass of both the ball and the
box
B. decreasing the mass of the ball and
increasing the mass of the box
C. increasing the mass of the ball and
releasing it from a lower point on the hill
D. decreasing the mass of the box and
releasing the ball from a higher point on
the hill