When a bullet is fired from a riffle, the force in the riffle is equal to the force on the bullet. Why is it that the energy of the bullet is greater than the energy of the recoiling rifle?

• A. Because there is more impulse on the bullet
• B. Because the force on the bullet acts for a longer time
• C. Because the force on the bullet acts for the longer distance
• D. Because the bullet’s momentum is greater than that of the rifle