Aristotle and Galileo's Concepts of Motion PDF
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This document presents a comparison of the views on motion held by Aristotle and Galileo. It covers concepts like natural motion, unnatural motion, and inertia, followed by a concept check for further understanding. This material is likely used for a physics lesson.
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Aristotle Natural Motion Top 5- see handout believed this occurred without force e.g. the sun, moon and stars, boulders fall, smoke rises… obje...
Aristotle Natural Motion Top 5- see handout believed this occurred without force e.g. the sun, moon and stars, boulders fall, smoke rises… objects have resting places they naturally seek heavy objects fall faster than light objects Unnatural Motion requires force (push or pull) e.g. a horse-drawn cart HOW DID ARISTOTLE CLASSIFY MOTION? GALILEO (Top 5) handout GALILEO’ S CONCEPT OF MOTION Heavy objects DO NOT fall faster than light objects. Tower of Pisa Aristotle vs. Galileo Force is required to start an object moving, but once moving no force is required to keep it moving. (except for the force needed to overcome friction) FORCE = a push or a pull GALILEO IS DIFFERENT FROM ARISTOTLE BECAUSE… INERTIA The tendency of things is to remain as they are… …if moving, they tend to remain moving. …if at rest, they tend to remain at rest. Inertia is a property CONCEPT CHECK A ball rolling on a pool table slowly comes to a stop. How would Aristotle explain this behavior? How would Galileo explain it? Assignment Metric Mania Study Guide on Teams
