The Revolution of Newton's First Law
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What did Galileo's ideas do to Aristotelian mechanics?

  • Modified it
  • Revolutionized it (correct)
  • Rejected it
  • Confirmed it

What did ancient Indian thinkers believe was the cause of motion?

  • Friction
  • Magnetic force
  • Continuous pressure (correct)
  • Gravity

What is the Vaisesika theory of motion closest to?

  • Friction
  • Momentum
  • Inertia (correct)
  • Gravity

What opposes the tendency to move in a straight line in the Vaisesika theory of motion?

<p>Contact with objects (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did ancient Indian thinkers believe was the different kinds of motion?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did ancient Indian thinkers believe was the cause of motion?

<p>Force due to continuous pressure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Vaisesika theory of motion consider as the closest concept to inertia?

<p>Persistent tendency to move in a straight line (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did ancient Indian thinkers believe opposed the tendency to move in a straight line?

<p>Contact with objects including atmosphere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Galileo's ideas do to Aristotelian mechanics?

<p>Revolutionized it (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did ancient Indian thinkers believe was the different kinds of motion?

<p>Persistent tendency to move in a straight line (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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