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Unit 1 Quiz

Authored by Megan Howard

Science

10th - 12th Grade

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Unit 1 Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Kepler's Contribution to Astronomy?

Created an in between model, where all the planets revolved around the Sun, except the Earth, which the Sun went around

Found that the path of the planets were ellipses, and created three laws of planetary motion

Known as the greatest scientist of all time, invented calculus while working on astronomy

One of the first to push for the Sun-centered universe

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Galileo's Contribution to Astronomy?

First person to measure the size of the Earth

Found that the path of the planets were ellipses, and created three laws of planetary motion

Studied all aspects of motion, used a telescope to study the sky, and gave us information about the composition of the moon, sunspots, and objects orbiting Jupiter

Determined that the moon is smaller than Earth, and the Earth is much, much, smaller than the Sun; one of the first people to think of the universe as Sun-centered

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The point on the celestial sphere that lies directly overhead at your location is called the:

Solstice

Equiox

Zenith

Ecliptic

Celestial Equator

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The imaginary line on the celestial sphere lying exactly above Earth’s equator is known as:

Zenith

Celestial Equator

Horizon

Ecliptic

Equinox

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The path that the Sun appears to make around the celestial sphere as the Earth moves along its orbit is known as the:

Zenith

Celestial Equator

Horizon

Ecliptic

Equinox

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following shows a Waning Crescent Moon?

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following phases would come directly After a First Quarter Half Moon?

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