Question 1

Galileo's book Dialogo strongly defended the work of which astronomer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ptolemy 
B)  Tycho 
C)  Copernicus 
D)  Kepler 
E)  Aristotle 
A)  Ptolemy 
B)  Tycho 
C)  Copernicus 
D)  Kepler 
E)  Aristotle

Question 2

Who is often considered the founder of trigonometry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Hipparchus 
C)  Aristarchus 
D)  Eratosthenes 
E)  Plato 
A)  Aristotle 
B)  Hipparchus 
C)  Aristarchus 
D)  Eratosthenes 
E)  Plato

Question 3

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 4

The most important idea in De Revolutionibus was placing the Sun at the center of the Universe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the Copernican system, Earth moves _______________ along its orbit than the planets that lie farther from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Copernican system, Earth moves _______________...

Question 6

Pythagoras believed that the underlying rules to understanding the Universe were mathematical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which publication was Kepler's masterpiece, providing strong evidence to planetary motion and a heliocentric Universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfonsine Tables 
B)  De Revolutionibus 
C)  Rudolphine Tables 
D)  The Prutenic Tables 
E)  Sidereus Nuncius 
A)  Alfonsine Tables 
B)  De Revolutionibus 
C)  Rudolphine Tables 
D)  The Prutenic Tables 
E)  Sidereus Nuncius

Question 8

Ancient astronomers often saw certain planets viewed, while viewed from Earth, slowly stop and then move westward, of which they called this movement _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ancient astronomers often saw certain planets viewed,...

Question 9

The Greek philosopher who proposed that Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun was _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexandria 
B)  Plato 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Eratosthenes 
E)  Aristarchus 
A)  Alexandria 
B)  Plato 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Eratosthenes 
E)  Aristarchus

Question 10

What tool did Galileo use to prove that the Moon was not perfect?

Accepted Answer

A)  microscope 
B)  telescope 
C)  quadranoscope 
D)  thermometer 
E)  anemometer 
A)  microscope 
B)  telescope 
C)  quadranoscope 
D)  thermometer 
E)  anemometer

Question 11

Eudoxus of Cnidus (408-355 BCE) , a student of Plato's, applied the principle of heliocentric motion to produce a mathematical description of the motions of the Universe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain why Copernicus' hypothesis, where the Sun was the center of the planetary system, became known as the Copernican Revolution.

Accepted Answer

It became known as the Copernican Revolu

Question 13

What did most Greek philosophers accept as a first principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Earth was the unmoving center of the Universe. 
B)  The heavens are imperfect. 
C)  The tetrahedron is the perfect geometric form. 
D)  There are only six planets in the Universe. 
E)  Earth travels on an elliptical orbit. 
A)  Earth was the unmoving center of the Universe. 
B)  The heavens are imperfect. 
C)  The tetrahedron is the perfect geometric form. 
D)  There are only six planets in the Universe. 
E)  Earth travels on an elliptical orbit.

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: Calculated Earth's radius by utilizing the position of the Sun in Alexandria and Syrene and the distance between the two cities
Believed Earth moved around a central fire
Believed the sizes of the celestial spheres carrying the outer three planets are determined by spacers consisting of two of the five regular solids
Believed that the Universe was divided into two parts: Earth, imperfect and changeable; and the heavens, perfect and unchanging, a geocentric model used for over 2000 years
Discovered four moons circling Jupiter
Determined that the orbits of the planets around the Sun are ellipses with the Sun at one focus
Explained planetary motion by describing epicycles, deferents and equants
Believed that the heavens are perfect and must be made up of perfect spheres rotating at constant rates and carrying objects in a circle
Developed a heliocentric Universe model with retrograde planetary motion
Developed an astronomical model that contained 55 spheres turning at different rates and at different angles to carry the seven known planets across the sky
Reported that the Milky Way was made up of many stars too faint to see with the naked eye.
Proved Ptolemaic theory was invalid because he found no parallax with the discovery of a new star

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Aristotle and Tycho and Galileo and Eratosthenes is...

Question 15

What was the evidence that ancient astronomers used to conclude that Earth did not move?

Accepted Answer

Ancient astronomers

Question 16

Which model did Galileo disprove by discovering the transit of Venus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ptolemaic 
B)  Copernican 
C)  Aristotelian 
D)  Plutonic 
E)  Kepler 
A)  Ptolemaic 
B)  Copernican 
C)  Aristotelian 
D)  Plutonic 
E)  Kepler

Question 17

Kepler originally proposed that the planets were spaced apart by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  five spheres 
B)  five regular solids 
C)  six tetrahedrons 
D)  five epicycles 
E)  six regular solids 
A)  five spheres 
B)  five regular solids 
C)  six tetrahedrons 
D)  five epicycles 
E)  six regular solids

Question 18

Which planet did Galileo observe go through a complete set of phases, thus proving the Ptolemaic model wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saturn 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Mars 
D)  Venus 
E)  Mercury 
A)  Saturn 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Mars 
D)  Venus 
E)  Mercury

Question 19

The Inquisition condemned Galileo for heresy in 1616.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ptolemy based his model on theories first developed by Plato, who believed each celestial body traveled around a small circle that followed a larger circle around Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Galileo's book Dialogo strongly defended the work of which astronomer?

Who is often considered the founder of trigonometry?

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

The most important idea in De Revolutionibus was placing the Sun at the center of the Universe.

In the Copernican system, Earth moves _______________ along its orbit than the planets that lie farther from the Sun.

Pythagoras believed that the underlying rules to understanding the Universe were mathematical.

Which publication was Kepler's masterpiece, providing strong evidence to planetary motion and a heliocentric Universe?

Ancient astronomers often saw certain planets viewed, while viewed from Earth, slowly stop and then move westward, of which they called this movement _______________.

The Greek philosopher who proposed that Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun was _________.

What tool did Galileo use to prove that the Moon was not perfect?

Eudoxus of Cnidus (408-355 BCE) , a student of Plato's, applied the principle of heliocentric motion to produce a mathematical description of the motions of the Universe.

Explain why Copernicus' hypothesis, where the Sun was the center of the planetary system, became known as the Copernican Revolution.

What did most Greek philosophers accept as a first principle?

What was the evidence that ancient astronomers used to conclude that Earth did not move?

Which model did Galileo disprove by discovering the transit of Venus?

Kepler originally proposed that the planets were spaced apart by ____.

Which planet did Galileo observe go through a complete set of phases, thus proving the Ptolemaic model wrong?

The Inquisition condemned Galileo for heresy in 1616.

Ptolemy based his model on theories first developed by Plato, who believed each celestial body traveled around a small circle that followed a larger circle around Earth.

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Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

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Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

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Exam 4: Origins of Modern Astronomy

Galileo's book Dialogo strongly defended the work of which astronomer?

Who is often considered the founder of trigonometry?

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

The most important idea in De Revolutionibus was placing the Sun at the center of the Universe.

In the Copernican system, Earth moves _______________ along its orbit than the planets that lie farther from the Sun.

Pythagoras believed that the underlying rules to understanding the Universe were mathematical.

Which publication was Kepler's masterpiece, providing strong evidence to planetary motion and a heliocentric Universe?

Ancient astronomers often saw certain planets viewed, while viewed from Earth, slowly stop and then move westward, of which they called this movement _______________.

The Greek philosopher who proposed that Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun was _________.

What tool did Galileo use to prove that the Moon was not perfect?

Eudoxus of Cnidus (408-355 BCE) , a student of Plato's, applied the principle of heliocentric motion to produce a mathematical description of the motions of the Universe.

Explain why Copernicus' hypothesis, where the Sun was the center of the planetary system, became known as the Copernican Revolution.

What did most Greek philosophers accept as a first principle?

What was the evidence that ancient astronomers used to conclude that Earth did not move?

Which model did Galileo disprove by discovering the transit of Venus?

Kepler originally proposed that the planets were spaced apart by ____.

Which planet did Galileo observe go through a complete set of phases, thus proving the Ptolemaic model wrong?

The Inquisition condemned Galileo for heresy in 1616.

Ptolemy based his model on theories first developed by Plato, who believed each celestial body traveled around a small circle that followed a larger circle around Earth.

Here and Now

A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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