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QAccording to Galileo, which of the following is true?

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  • A All earthly bodies are naturally in a state of uniform motion. ✔ ✖
  • B A force is not required to make a body move from its natural state of rest. ✔ ✖
  • C Inertia is the resistance of a body to change its state of motion. ✔ ✖
  • D Bodies of different size, shape, and mass fall at different rates when dropped from a height. ✔ ✖
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Galileo proposed that a body in motion will continue to be in the same state of motion as long as no external force is applied He also stated that when a force is applied on bodies, they resist any change in their state, which is known as inertia .

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