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Without air drag, how do bodies of different mass fall?
AAll accelerate at the same rate
BLighter ones accelerate faster
CHeavier ones accelerate faster
DSpeed depends on object size
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. All accelerate at the same rate
Galileo's experiments disproved Aristotle: without drag, all bodies accelerate toward Earth equally.
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