Why Am I Doing The Correct Theory In The Laws Of Falling?

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Why am I doing this lab?

In this lab we are determining which of the two scientists Aristotle or Galileo has the correct theory in the laws of a falling objects. Aristotle was a physicist who was born in 384 BC and his theory is that when a object falls it keeps a constant velocity. Galileo was also a physicist but born years later in 1564 and his theory is that when an object falls it changes velocity. At the end of this lab we will figure out who's theory is correct.

Hypothesis

My hypothesis is that when a object is dropped it keeps a constant velocity the entire time it is falling on it it's a surface. Because when a object is dropped there is no force to make it accelerate in velocity.

Conclusion

The variables relate to each other

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