You Give Your Physics Book a Quick Push So That

question 58

Multiple Choice

You give your physics book a quick push so that it slides along a table top. It soon slides to a stop. How would Aristotle and Galileo interpret this?

• A) Both of them say the force of friction slows it to a stop.
• B) Both of them say that this is just the natural motion of the book.
• C) Aristotle says the force of friction slows it to a stop, but Galileo says this is just the natural motion of the book.
• D) They agree that physics books can make you crazy and it's best not to think about them.
• E) Aristotle says this is just the natural motion of the book, but Galileo says the force of friction slows it to a stop.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A short-lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, occurring in neuron signaling.

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, which is the basic building block of the nervous system.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the brain and nervous system that facilitate communication between nerve cells.

Terminal Buttons

The small knobs at the end of an axon that release chemical signals from the neuron into the synapse.