Which of the following did Aristotle believe?

Question

A. all objects fall at the same rate if there is no air resistance

B. heavy objects fall faster than lighter objects

C. gravity does not exist

D. all objects fall at the same rate

Answer 1

Aristotle believed in option B: heavy objects fall faster than lighter objects. He thought that the weight of an object influenced its rate of fall, and this idea persisted until it was challenged by Galileo's experiments, which demonstrated that, in the absence of air resistance, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass.