Two Students Stand Poised to Leap Off a High Dive

Multiple Choice

Two students stand poised to leap off a high dive structure into the swimming pool below.Student B is twice as massive as student A.Which of the following is true?

A) Student B will reach the ground sooner than student A.
B) Both students have the same gravitational potential energy.
C) Both students will have the same kinetic energy just before impact.
D) Student B did twice as much work climbing to the top of the structure.