Quiz M4 - The Aristotelian and Galilean Conceptions of Vertical,

Aristotle claimed that violent motion is an imposed motion.

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• False

In natural motion, an object will move and will eventually return to its natural state depending on the composition that the object is made of.

• True

• False

According to Galileo, heavy objects will fall faster than light ones.

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• False

Aristotle said that to keep the object moving in horizontal motion, a constant amount of force is needed.

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• False

Objects dropped simultaneously will reach the ground at the same time regardless of their masses and air resistance.

• True

• False

Galileo concluded that the path taken by a projectile is parabolic.

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• False

Galileo used an inclined plane to perform his experiments both on uniformly accelerated motion and to study projectile motion.

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• False

Aristotle believed that a projectile is a combination of uniform motion in the horizontal direction and uniformly accelerated motion in the vertical direction.

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• False

A kicked ball is an example of a natural motion.

• True

• False

Vertical motion does affect the horizontal motion of a projectile.

• True

• False