A volleyball is traveling toward you. (a) Which action will require a greater force on the volleyball,

Question:

A volleyball is traveling toward you.
(a) Which action will require a greater force on the volleyball, your catching the ball or your hitting the ball back? Why?
(b) A 0.45-kg volleyball travels with a horizontal velocity of over the net. You jump up and hit the ball back with a horizontal velocity of 4.0 m/s. If the contact time is 0.040 s, what was the average force on the ball?