Kara is watching as a tall tree in her neighborhood is being pruned back. She notices that large branches and small branches take the same amount of time to fall to the ground. Which scientist’s work is supported by this observation?

Question

Newton

Galileo

Copernicus

Aristotle

Answer 1

The observation that large branches and small branches take the same amount of time to fall to the ground supports the work of Galileo. Galileo conducted experiments that demonstrated that, in the absence of air resistance, objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass. This contradicted the earlier views held by Aristotle, who believed that heavier objects fell faster than lighter ones.