Question 1

What was the most controversial issue surrounding the nature of the Universe during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement of visible galaxies 
B)  The origins of the Universe 
C)  The number of planets in the Solar System 
D)  The position of Earth in the Universe 
E)  The existence of life on planets other than Earth 
A)  The movement of visible galaxies 
B)  The origins of the Universe 
C)  The number of planets in the Solar System 
D)  The position of Earth in the Universe 
E)  The existence of life on planets other than Earth

Question 2

When Tycho saw no parallax in the position of a new star, he published his evidence against which model of the Universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotelian 
B)  Galilean 
C)  Ptolemaic 
D)  Copernican 
E)  Reinhold 
A)  Aristotelian 
B)  Galilean 
C)  Ptolemaic 
D)  Copernican 
E)  Reinhold

Question 3

Why did Copernicus hesitate to consider alternatives to the Ptolemaic Universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  A heliocentric Universe contradicted Christian theology at the time. 
B)  There was no way to prove uniform circular motion. 
C)  New star formation showed no parallax. 
D)  Most people already believed in a heliocentric Universe. 
E)  His mathematics could not disprove Ptolemy's epicycles, deferents and equants. 
A)  A heliocentric Universe contradicted Christian theology at the time. 
B)  There was no way to prove uniform circular motion. 
C)  New star formation showed no parallax. 
D)  Most people already believed in a heliocentric Universe. 
E)  His mathematics could not disprove Ptolemy's epicycles, deferents and equants.

Question 4

Eratosthenes used simple geometry to determine the distance between Alexandria to Syene so that he could calculate Earth's_______________.

Accepted Answer

circumfere

What was the most controversial issue surrounding the nature of the Universe during the Renaissance?

When Tycho saw no parallax in the position of a new star, he published his evidence against which model of the Universe?

Why did Copernicus hesitate to consider alternatives to the Ptolemaic Universe?

Eratosthenes used simple geometry to determine the distance between Alexandria to Syene so that he could calculate Earth's_______________.

Here and Now

A Users Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Interstellar Medium

Formation and Structure of Stars

Stellar Evolution

Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes and Active Galaxies

Modern Cosmology

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology

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Exam 4: Origins of Modern Astronomy

What was the most controversial issue surrounding the nature of the Universe during the Renaissance?

When Tycho saw no parallax in the position of a new star, he published his evidence against which model of the Universe?

Why did Copernicus hesitate to consider alternatives to the Ptolemaic Universe?

Eratosthenes used simple geometry to determine the distance between Alexandria to Syene so that he could calculate Earth's_______________.

Here and Now

A Users Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Interstellar Medium

Formation and Structure of Stars

Stellar Evolution

Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes and Active Galaxies

Modern Cosmology

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology

Filters