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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
calculation of the Earth\'s size
B
observation of the moon
C
discovery of Saturn
D
star catalog
2) Which of the following was unknow to the ancient Greeks
A
Earth
B
Venus
C
Mars
D
Uranus
3) Aristotle concluded that Earth was round because
A
it cast a curved shadow during a lunar eclipse
B
he calculated the Earth\'s circumference
C
it exhibited retrograde motion
D
he sailed around the world
4) The apparent westward movement of a planet against the backgroind of stars is called
A
revolution
B
rotation
C
universal gravitation
D
retrograde motion
5) According to the ancients, the stars travelled around Earth on the transparent, hollow
A
ellipse
B
equatorial plane
C
solar orb
D
celestial sphere
6) In the Ptolmaic model of the universe
A
the sun was the center of the universe
B
Earth was flat
C
Earth was much larger than the sun
D
Earth 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
volume
B
density
C
weight
D
mass
9) The force gravity exerts on an object is called
A
density
B
weight
C
volume
D
mass
10) Which scientist determined the nature of the forces that keep the planets in their orbits
A
Newton
B
Galileo
C
Copernicus
D
Brahe
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