A Child Throws a Ball Perfectly Horizontally at the Same

Multiple Choice

A child throws a ball perfectly horizontally at the same time a dirt clod falls off it at the same height above the ground. The clod falls vertically downward. Ignoring air resistance, the time when the clod hits the ground will

A) be equal to the time the ball hits the ground
B) be earlier than when the ball hits
C) be later than when the ball hits
D) not depend upon how high it started falling from