1. Galileo’s observation that the distance an object falls is proportional to th

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Galileo’s observation that the distance an object falls is proportional to the time squared is consistent with

Select one:

a. An object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force

b. A sun centered solar system

c. Constant and uniform gravitational acceleration

d. Natural place of an object based on its elemental composition

Astronauts weigh less on the Moon than on Earth because:

Select one:

a. The Moon is very far from the Earth

b. The radius of the Moon is smaller than the Earth

c. The Moon is farther from the Sun

d. The Moon has a lower mass than the Earth

_____ was a contemporary of Galileo and corresponded with him frequently

Select one:

a. Albert Einstein

b. Isaac Newton

c. Johannes Kepler

d. Isaac Asimov

According to Galileo the more inertia an object has the more difficult it is to

Select one:

a. Weigh the object

b. See the object moving

c. Predict the object’s final position

d. Change the object’s motion

In classical elemental theory Fire is seen as Hot and Dry Water is:

Select one:

a. Hot and Wet

b. Cold and Wet

c. Dense and Wet

d. Mobile and Wet

1) (C) Constant and uniform gravitational acceleration

2) (D) Moon has lower mass than earth

3) (C) Johannes Kepler

4) (D) Change the object's motion

5) (B) Cold and wet

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