Aristotelian versus Galilean Views of Motion

Identify the scenario if it shows natural, violent, or projectile motion as perceived by Aristotle: "A paper falls on the ground"

• natural motion

• violent motion

• projectile motion

Identify the scenario if it shows natural, violent, or projectile motion as perceived by Aristotle: "The soccer player kicks the ball to the goal"

• natural motion

• violent motion

• projectile motion

True or False: Compound motion is the same as horizontal motion

• True

• False

True or False: According to Galileo, an object thrown in the sea will sink because its

weight is less than the force acted on it by the water.

• True

• False

True or False: In the inclined plane experiment, the steeper the inclination, the higher

the acceleration.

• True

• False

True or False: The total distance traveled by an object along an inclined plane is

dependent on time.

• True

• False

Identify whether the concept/idea came from Aristotle or Galileo: "An impetus is needed to sustain horizontal motion"

• Aristotle

• Galileo

Identify whether the concept/idea came from Aristotle or Galileo: "Free falling objects have uniform acceleration"

• Aristotle

• Galileo

The factor at which the distance traveled by a falling object depends on.

• square of the time

• uniform acceleration

• downward

• steeper

The speed of a falling object changes with an equal amount in equal time

intervals.

• square of the time

• uniform acceleration

• downward

• steeper