A book is given a brief shove along a table top and released so that it slides a short distance and comes to rest. Galileo would say that the book stopped because
A) of friction.
B) the ether slows it down to a stop.
C) its natural motion is to come to rest.
D) of gravity.
E) of its inertia.

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Galileo would say that the book stopped because of friction, which opposes the motion and eventually brings it to rest.

A Book Is Given a Brief Shove Along a Table