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According to Aristotle, what is necessary to produce and maintain motion?
According to Aristotle, what is necessary to produce and maintain motion?
- Velocity
- Friction
- Force (correct)
- Rest
How did Galileo challenge Aristotle's theories regarding motion?
How did Galileo challenge Aristotle's theories regarding motion?
- By conducting experiments with magnets
- By demonstrating motion on a vertical surface
- By performing thought experiments to test Aristotle's ideas (correct)
- By proving the existence of friction
According to Aristotle, what will eventually happen to a moving body in the absence of a force?
According to Aristotle, what will eventually happen to a moving body in the absence of a force?
- It will accelerate indefinitely
- It will continue moving at a constant speed
- It will come to rest (correct)
- It will move in a circular path
In Aristotle's account of motion, what did he consider as natural motion?
In Aristotle's account of motion, what did he consider as natural motion?
What did Aristotle describe as violent motion?
What did Aristotle describe as violent motion?
What kind of motion did Aristotle define as the actuality of a potentiality?
What kind of motion did Aristotle define as the actuality of a potentiality?
What is the natural tendency of a body to keep moving at a constant velocity along a straight line called?
What is the natural tendency of a body to keep moving at a constant velocity along a straight line called?
According to Newton's first law of motion, what happens to an object at rest when no unbalanced force acts upon it?
According to Newton's first law of motion, what happens to an object at rest when no unbalanced force acts upon it?
Which scientist further developed Galileo's ideas about motion and discussed the three laws of motion in his book Principia Mathematica?
Which scientist further developed Galileo's ideas about motion and discussed the three laws of motion in his book Principia Mathematica?
What does the second law of motion state about the relationship between the acceleration of a body and the force acting on it?
What does the second law of motion state about the relationship between the acceleration of a body and the force acting on it?
In a given frame of reference, what does the term 'inertial frame' refer to?
In a given frame of reference, what does the term 'inertial frame' refer to?
Which property of an object describes how much it will resist change to its motion?
Which property of an object describes how much it will resist change to its motion?
What is the measure of the force exerted on an object by gravity?
What is the measure of the force exerted on an object by gravity?
What does Newton's first law of motion describe about the behavior of an object at rest?
What does Newton's first law of motion describe about the behavior of an object at rest?
What does mass measure in an object?
What does mass measure in an object?
In what type of frame of reference does motion depend?
In what type of frame of reference does motion depend?
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