A Stone Is Lifted and Released So That It Falls

question 44

Multiple Choice

A stone is lifted and released so that it falls to the ground. According to Aristotle, it fell because

• A) of electrical attraction.
• B) its natural motion is to fall.
• C) of gravity.
• D) of friction.
• E) of its inertia.

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