Unit 1: History of Astronomy

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10th - 12th Grade

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Monica McClure

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31 Slides • 18 Questions

Unit 1: History of Astronomy

Review Session

Multiple Choice

What Earth motion is the basis (cause) of the cycle of day and night?

rotation

revolution

precession

Multiple Choice

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

Einstein

Galileo

Darwin

Newton

Multiple Choice

Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

same

dosen't matter

less

Multiple Choice

Two objects are attracted to each other with 36 N of gravitational force.
What would the force between them be if the distance between them were doubled?

144

Multiple Choice

Planets orbit the Sun in the shape of a(n) _______

ellipse

circle

square

circle within a circle

Multiple Choice

The heliocentric model

means "earth centered"

is relatively new

says that the Sun is at the center of the universe

was established by Ptolemy

Multiple Choice

What was one of the contributions of Copernicus to astronomy?

He discovered that planets moved in elliptical orbits

He used telescopes to observe the heavens which reinforced the idea of heliocentricity

He made extensive and detailed observations of the positions of the planets

He said the Earth was not the center of the universe

Multiple Choice

What problems did early astronomers face when trying to justify a geocentric model?

Retrograde motion of planets farther out than the Earth

Bodies in the night sky moved from horizon to horizon making people think the Sun was the center

No observations of bodies in the night sky were observable to make any logical conclusions about celestial orbits

The lack of evidence for stellar parallax

Multiple Choice

Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?

Ptolemy

Galileo Galilei

Tycho Brahe

Copernicus

Multiple Choice

Which astronomer of antiquity made elaborate models of an earth-centered universe?

Copernicus

Aristarchus

Ptolemy

Tycho Brahe

Multiple Choice

The eccentricity of a planet's orbit is equal to the distance between the foci of the ellipse divided by the length of the semi-major axis. So, if the distance between the foci is equal to 1 AU, and the length of the semi-major axis is 3, the eccentricity is _____.