$A$ ball is dropped from a height of $10 \,m$. The ball embeds itself $1 \,m$ into the sand and stops. Which of the following statements is correct regarding this process?
- AOnly momentum remains conserved
- BOnly kinetic energy remains conserved
- CBoth momentum and kinetic energy are conserved
- DNeither kinetic energy nor momentum is conserved
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