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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