alleryAristotle explained a flying arrow by saying it is pushed by:
AThe sun
BThe air
CThe bow
DThe earth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The air
1. The bow is left behind as soon as the arrow leaves it.
2. Aristotle still needed a pusher to keep it going.
3. He said the air behind the arrow keeps pushing it.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 5, Laws of Motion._
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