Review Quiz No. 4

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Review Quiz No. 4
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Question 1:
The concept of the heliocentric
Universe was introduced by
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Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galilei
Kepler
Einstein
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Question 2:
Copernicus improved
the concept of
Epicycles by …
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introducing elliptical epicycles.
introducing non-uniform motion on
epicycles.
allowing epicycles to be centered on
objects other than the Sun.
All of the above.
Nonsense! Copernicus’ model did not
contain epicycles.
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Question 3:
Which statement
about the Galilei
not true?
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He discovered the phases of Venus.
He invented the telescope.
He discovered sun spots.
He discovered surface features on the
moon.
He discovered 4 moons of Jupiter.
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Question 4:
According to Kepler’s
laws of planetary motion,
the sun is … of the
planets’ elliptical orbits.
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in the center
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outside
in one focus
in one of the points on the orbit
farthest away from the center
in one of the points on the orbit
closest to the center
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Question 5:
As a consequence of
Kepler’s third law, Mercury
has the … of all planets in
the solar system.
most eccentric orbit
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least eccentric orbit
shortest orbital period
longest orbital period
highest surface temperature.
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