Module 12 - Aristotelian and Galilean Concepts of Motion

Question 1

Aristotle concept of motion

Answer 1

1. objects fall at a constant rate, that depends on their size and weight.
2. there is a difference between “violent motion” versus “natural motion”

Question 2

inferred that without air resistance, all objects will fall to the ground at the same rate.

Answer 2

Galileo

Question 3

all bodies accelerate at the same rate regardless of their size or mass.

Answer 3

Galileo’s Laws of motion