Aristotle's ideas about falling bodies were accepted for more than a thousand

years. Why did a new idea replace Aristotle's ideas?

O

A. The new idea was supported by experimental evidence.

B. The new idea was supported by the leaders of the time.

O

O

C. The new idea was more modern.

O

D. The new idea was more popular.

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Physics

Deon Vaughn

20 October, 13:01

Aristotle's ideas about falling bodies were accepted for more than a thousand

years. Why did a new idea replace Aristotle's ideas?

O

A. The new idea was supported by experimental evidence.

B. The new idea was supported by the leaders of the time.

O

O

C. The new idea was more modern.

O

D. The new idea was more popular.

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Adolfo Manning · Answer 1

It should be A, the new idea was supported by experimental evidence since Galileo conducted the free fall experiment about 400 years ago, resulting in steel balls of different mass landing at the same time, overriding Aristotle's theory that "heavier steel ball falls first".

Lil Mama · Answer 2

the new idea was supported by experimental evidence, as the other guy said