Homework Help: Physics Check

Posted by Ariel on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 11:45am.

A ball is rolling across the top of a billiard table and slowly rolls to a stop. How would Galileo explain the motion of the ball as it stopped?

a)The ball's natural state is at rest =b)The ball stopped because it ceased to be pushed
c)The ball stopped due to external forces such as friction

Physics Check - Anonymous, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 7:04pm
the ball's natural state is at rest

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