Question

What did Galileo discover when he dropped two cannon balls of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

A.
The force acting on both of the balls was the same.
B.
The time for both of the balls to reach the ground was the same.
C.
A mass-dependent attractive force was exerted by Earth on the two balls.
D.
Gravity pulls everything downward.
E.
The balls exerted an attractive force between each other as they fell.

Answer 1

Answer:NONE

Step-by-step explanation:

Galileo did not actually perform the experiment of dropping two cannon balls of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The story of him conducting such an experiment is often considered a legend or a popular anecdote rather than a historical fact.

However, Galileo did conduct experiments and made significant contributions to our understanding of motion and gravity. He formulated the principle that all objects, regardless of their mass, fall at the same rate in the absence of significant air resistance. This principle is often summarized as "objects in a vacuum fall at the same rate."

So, none of the options provided (A, B, C, D, or E) accurately describes what Galileo discovered in that specific experiment because the experiment itself is not historically accurate. Nevertheless, Galileo's work did contribute to our understanding of gravity and the laws of motion.