Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding the concepts of motion?   According to Aristotle, a body that is stationary will continue to be stationary unless a force is applied to it. According to Aristotle, a falling body accelerates because its weight increases as it approaches Earth’s surface. According to Galileo, a body in motion along a frictionless surface does not need an external force to maintain its motion. According to Galileo, objects

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Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding the concepts of motion?

 

  1. According to Aristotle, a body that is stationary will continue to be stationary unless a force is applied to it.
  2. According to Aristotle, a falling body accelerates because its weight increases as it approaches Earth’s surface.
  3. According to Galileo, a body in motion along a frictionless surface does not need an external force to maintain its motion.
  4. According to Galileo, objects fall at the same rate even if one object is more massive than the other object.
  •  1 and 2
  • 3 and 4
  •  1,3, and 4
  • 1,2,3 and 4

 

Which of the following is a correct explanation to one of the consequences of Special Relativity?

A. Time Dilation describes that twins would have different age difference if they both travel close to the speed of light.

B. Mass-energy Equivalence paved the way for humans to create grenades to be used during wars and political conflicts.

C. Relativity of Simultaneity implies that two events would not be simultaneous if an observer is at rest between the two.

D. Length Contraction describes that the faster an object is the greater the difference between rest and contracted lengths.

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