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Test Description: EArly Astronomy
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Hipparchus was best known for his
A
star catalog
B
calculation of the Earth\'s size
C
observation of the moon
D
discovery of Saturn
2) Which of the following was unknow to the ancient Greeks
A
Uranus
B
Earth
C
Mars
D
Venus
3) Aristotle concluded that Earth was round because
A
it exhibited retrograde motion
B
it cast a curved shadow during a lunar eclipse
C
he sailed around the world
D
he calculated the Earth\'s circumference
4) The apparent westward movement of a planet against the backgroind of stars is called
A
revolution
B
universal gravitation
C
rotation
D
retrograde motion
5) According to the ancients, the stars travelled around Earth on the transparent, hollow
A
solar orb
B
equatorial plane
C
celestial sphere
D
ellipse
6) In the Ptolmaic model of the universe
A
Earth was flat
B
Earth was much larger than the sun
C
Earth was the center of the universe
D
the sun was the center of the universe
7) One Astronomical unit averages about
A
150 million km
B
210 million km
C
93 million km
D
39 million km
8) A measure of the total maount of matter an objecg contains is called
A
weight
B
volume
C
density
D
mass
9) The force gravity exerts on an object is called
A
volume
B
mass
C
density
D
weight
10) Which scientist determined the nature of the forces that keep the planets in their orbits
A
Brahe
B
Copernicus
C
Newton
D
Galileo
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