In Galileo's thought experiment about rolling balls, Galileo argued that:

a. a ball rolling up the tilted surface speeds up.
b. a ball rolling down the tilted surface slows down.
c. a ball rolling on a level surface speeds up.
d. a ball rolling on a the level surface continues at the same speed.
e. a ball rolling on a level surface slows down.


d

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