Earth Science-scientists/Famous Astronomers
- 1.
Who calculated that the earth and the sun, but were too small
- A.
Kepler
- B.
Aristarchus
- C.
Galileo
Correct Answer
B. Aristarchus -
- 2.
the plotemic system was..
- A.
An autobiography
- B.
A volume about the movements of planets
- C.
Book about the measuring of planets
Correct Answer
B. A volume about the movements of planets -
- 3.
who discovered earth was a planet
- A.
Kepler
- B.
Copernicus
- C.
Brahe
Correct Answer
B. Copernicus -
- 4.
Who proposed the model of the solar system with the sun at the center
- A.
Copernicus
- B.
Kepler
- C.
Brahe
Correct Answer
A. Copernicus -
- 5.
Who made most of mars obervations, plus were more precise then before
- A.
Brahe
- B.
Kepler
- C.
Galileo
Correct Answer
A. Brahe -
- 6.
Who spent 20 years plotting the planets
- A.
Kepler
- B.
Brahe
- C.
Copernicus
Correct Answer
B. Brahe -
- 7.
Who discovered the three laws of planetary motion, plus had a strong mathematical mind
- A.
Brahe
- B.
Galileo
- C.
Kepler
Correct Answer
C. Kepler -
- 8.
True or false: the orbit of mars and other planets are ellipses, not circles
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 9.
As mars moves away from the sun it...and when it moves toward the sun it....
- A.
Slows down....speeds up
- B.
Speeds up....slows down
- C.
Gets hotter....gets cooler
Correct Answer
B. Speeds up....slows down -
- 10.
Keplers 2nd law of planetary motion states:
- A.
The path of each planet around the sun is an ellipse, with the sun at one focus
- B.
The square length of time it takes a planet to orbit the sun is proportional to it distance around the earth
- C.
Each planet revolves so an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas at equal time intervals
Correct Answer
C. Each planet revolves so an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas at equal time intervals -
- 11.
Keplers third law states that the square length of time it takes a planet to orbit the sun is proportional to the cube of its mean distance from the...
- A.
Earth
- B.
Sun
- C.
Moon
Correct Answer
B. Sun -
- 12.
And AU is NOT equal to...
- A.
The earths distance from the sun
- B.
150 million kilometers
- C.
8.3 light-minutes
Correct Answer
C. 8.3 light-minutes -
- 13.
Galileos most important contributions were...
- A.
The three laws of planetary motion
- B.
His descriptions of the behavior of moving objects
- C.
His work with the sun
Correct Answer
B. His descriptions of the behavior of moving objects -
- 14.
Who first used a telescope
- A.
Brahe
- B.
Copernicus
- C.
Galileo
Correct Answer
C. Galileo -
- 15.
What did galileo NOT discover...
- A.
Four satellites, or moons orbiting jupiter
- B.
Discovery that the planes are just points of light
- C.
Venus had phases, just like the moon
Correct Answer
B. Discovery that the planes are just points of light -
- 16.
True or false: the moon surface is smooth
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 17.
What is a sunspot, who discovered it?
- A.
Dark regions, kepler
- B.
Dark regions, galileo
- C.
Light, swirling lava, brahe
Correct Answer
B. Dark regions, galileo -
- 18.
Who created the law of universal gravitation
- A.
Newton
- B.
Galileo
- C.
Brahe
Correct Answer
A. Newton -
- 19.
True or false: a moving object will continue to move at a constant speed and in a straight line with gravity is called inertia
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 20.
According to........, every body in the universe attracts every other body with a force that is directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their mass ( law of gravitation)
- A.
Newton
- B.
Galileo
- C.
Kepler
Correct Answer
A. Newton -
- 21.
The greater the mass of the object....
- A.
The lesser the gravitational force
- B.
The greater the gravitational force
- C.
The more sunspots
Correct Answer
B. The greater the gravitational force -
- 22.
The force of gravity acting upon an object is...
- A.
Mass
- B.
Density
- C.
Weight
Correct Answer
C. Weight -
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