A ball rolls across the top of a billiard table andslowly comes to a stop. How w

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A ball rolls across the top of a billiard table andslowly comes to a stop. How would Aristotle interpret thisobservation? How would Galileo interpret it?

1. They both wouldsay that the ball comes to rest because the ball seeks its naturalstate

of rest.

2. Aristotle wouldsay that the ball comes to rest because the ball seeks its naturalstate of

rest. Galileo would likely havesaid it comes to rest because of some forces acting on it;likely

friction between the ball andtable surface and with the air.

3. All arewrong.

4. They both wouldsay that it comes to rest because of some forces acting on it;likely

friction between the ball andtable surface and with the air.

5. Galileo wouldsay that the ball comes to rest because the ball seeks its naturalstate

of rest. Aristotle would likelyhave said it comes to rest because of some forces actingon

it; likely friction between theball and table surface and with the air.

Explanation / Answer

#2   (Aristotle's view is incorrect)

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