Galileo stated that a ball rolled along a level surface it would

A. keep rolling without slowing down if no friction acted upon it.
B. roll as long as its inertia nudged it along.
C. eventually roll in the opposite direction.
D. slow down due to its natural tendency to come to rest.


Answer: A

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