According to the Aristotelian view of motion, which of these would NOT work?
a. An arrow flying away from a bow.
b. A stone dropping through water to the creek bed.
c. An apple falling from a tree to the ground.
d. A person climbing a tree.
e. A rocket ship going to the moon.
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Where did the elements heavier than hydrogen and helium come from?
A) They were produced in the Big Bang. B) They evolved from hydrogen and helium shortly after the Big Bang. C) They were produced inside dense interstellar gas. D) They were produced inside stars. E) All of the above
A falling 1-N apple hits the ground with a force of about
A) 1 N. B) 2 N. C) 4 N. D) 10 N. E) need more information
According to Copernicus, retrograde motion for Venus must occur around:
A) inferior conjunction, when it passes between us and the Sun. B) quadrature, when the planet is 90 degrees away from the Sun. C) greatest elongation, when the planet is farthest from the Sun. D) superior conjunction, when the planet is on the far side of the Sun. E) opposition, when the planet lies opposite the Sun in the sky.