How did Aristotle describe gravity and in what context?

What will be an ideal response?


Aristotle believed that objects fall downward because they are moving toward their proper place. That is one reason why Aristotle's universe had to be geocentric. His explanation of gravity – why things fall down – only works if the center of Earth is also the center of the Universe.

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A) amperes x ohms. B) amperes x volts. C) amperes/second. D) volts/second. E) none of the above

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The Cambrian is a(n)

a. epoch. b. era. c. eon. d. period.

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A 200-g hockey puck is launched up a ramp that is inclined at a 30° angle above the horizontal

The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the puck and the ramp are µs = 0.40 and µk = 0.30, respectively, and the puck's initial velocity at the base is 3.8 m/s parallel to the sloping surface of the ramp. What speed does the puck have when it slides back down to its starting point?

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

What will be an ideal response?

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