Which of the following athletes, who all weigh the same, is likely to expend the most amount of energy during 2 hours of competition?

a) A soccer goalie
b) A football place kicker
c) A baseball catcher
d) All of these are correct.


Answer is d) All of these are correct. (They all use almost same amount of energy.)

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