Question

Aristotle said that the quickness of a falling object varies inversely with the density of the medium through which it falls. (a) According to Aristotle, would a rock fall faster in water (density 1000 kg/m3), or in air (density 1 kg/m3)? air water?

Answer 1

rock will fall faster in air

Step-by-step explanation:

We have given the density of water
`d=1000kg/m^3`

Density of air
`d=1kg/m^3`

Now according to Aristotle the falling of object inversely proportional to the density of the medium

`rate\ of\ falling\ \propto(1)/(density)`

So the rock will fall faster in air as the density of air is low as compared to the density of water.