Unit 1 Review

Front

The term "zodiac" refers to the constellations lying along the ecliptic plane.

Back

True

Front

Stars that are in a constellation are located very close to one another.

Back

False

Front

Our Milky Way galaxy is a collection of thousands of stars, gas and dust.

Back

True

Front

Kepler's three laws were derived from the observational data of Tycho Brahe (his mentor).

Back

True

Front

A circle has an eccentricity of zero (meaning it is not an ellipse).

Back

True

Front

In the _________ theory, Earth was placed at the center of the Universe.

Back

geocentric

Front

Ptolemy and the Church championed the ___________ for over a thousand years.

Back

geocentric theory

Front

Aristarchus, _________ and others believed that the heliocentric theory of the Universe was correct.

Back

Copernicus

Front

Newton's _____ law of motion states that an object at rest or moving will remain that way unless acted on by an outside force.

Back

1st

Front

Newton's ______ law states that force is equal to mass time acceleration.

Back

2nd