The idea
Aristotelian intuition — that motion requires a continuing force — is the most robust misconception in physics education and survives most instruction. Confronting it directly works better than working around it.
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Questions (4)
| Question | Type | Difficulty | Drift | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A spacecraft drifts through deep space with its engines off, far from any star. What happens to it? | mcq | Moderate -0.20 | — | — (0) |
| A net force of 12 N acts on a 4 kg mass. What is the acceleration in m/s²? | numeric | Moderate 0.10 | — | — (0) |
| A book rests on a table. Which pair of forces are a Newton's-third-law action–reaction pair? | mcq | Hard 0.80 | — | — (0) |
| A 2.0 kg block is pulled along a horizontal surface by a 10 N horizontal force. Friction opposes the motion wi… | numeric | Hard 1.20 | — | — (0) |