Science and History Quiz B

Science and History Quiz B >> Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

A calander

A clock

An aid to navigation

All of the above

Correct

The week

The month

The day

The year

Correct

A large stone circle used for astronomy and for religious and ceremonial purposes.

A circle of giant stones used to track the retrograde of Mars.

A ceremonial monument built in England during the time of Shakespeare.

An ancient monument in England where ships were launched for the New World.

Correct

Calculate the distance to the Moon

Show that atoms consist of a tiny nucleus surrounded by a cloud of electrons

Deduce that the Earth was a sphere and estimate its size

Provide evidence that life exists on other planets

Correct

Telescopic observations showing that Solar System orbits were not circular

The fact that Venus shows phases

The fact that the Earth does not seem to be in motion

The fact that Mars has episodes of retrograde motion

Correct

Copernicus

Galileo

Kepler

Brahe

Correct

Show that objects of different weights fall with the same acceleration due to gravity

Derive a theory of gravity that applied on the Earth and in space

Show that the Sun has spots and the Moon has mountains and valleys

Derive laws of planetary motion that explained the obits of the naked eye planets

Correct

Used a mirror to collect light instead of lenses.

Was able to see the phases of Venus and bolster the Copernican model.

Was inferior to those of the ancient Greeks, who were far ahead of their time.

Had a collecting area of a square meter and was located in his garden.

Correct

They were found to have spots just like the Sun.

Some stars had parallax (seasonal angular) shifts that were larger than predicted by the model.

Some stars are closer to the Earth than the most distant planets.

The model predicted parallax (seasonal angular) shifts but none could be observed.

Correct

Because the Coperican model disagreed with Catholic doctrine of the time

Because phenomena like the phases of Venus and the retrograde motion of Mars disagreed with everyday experience

Because Copernicus and Galileo were often in violent disagreement

Because Copernicus was very well-liked and had high social status

Correct

Science and History Quiz B >> Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

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