Galileo Overturned Aristotelian Physics by Showing That

question 58

Multiple Choice

Galileo overturned Aristotelian physics by showing that:

• A) Earth is spherical.
• B) Earth rotates daily.
• C) the gravitational force decreases with distance.
• D) objects accelerate as they fall.

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Definitions:

Exponential Distributions

A type of continuous probability distribution that is often used to model the time between independent events that happen at a constant average rate.

Uniform Probability Distribution

A continuous probability distribution for which the probability that the random variable will assume a value in any interval is the same for each interval of equal length.

Continuous Random Variable

A Continuous Random Variable is a variable that can take an infinite number of values within a given range.

Probability Density Function

A function that describes the relative likelihood for a continuous random variable to occur at a point in the observation space.