Ch 22 ESR - Origin of Modern Astronomy

The heliocentric model of the solar system states that

• Earth and other planets orbit the sun

• All planets orbit Earth

• Only the moon and Earth orbit the sun

• The planets orbit Earth, which orbit the sun

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_________ first determined that the sun should be placed at the center of the solar system.

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

________ discovered that orbits are elliptical.

• Kepler

• Brahe

• Galileo

• Copernicus

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__________ was known for describing the behavior of moving objects.

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Brahe

The North Star currently points at Polaris but it may point to Vega in the future. This phenomenon is described as

• rotation

• revolution

• precession

• retograde motion

What causes the moon’s phases?

• the rotation of the moon on its axis

• Earth’s tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

• changes in how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

• the position of the moon each month in relation to the North Star

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A solar eclipse occurs when the moon

• passes into the penumbra of Earth

• passes into the umbra of Earth

• passes at a slight tilt between Earth and the sun

• passes directly between Earth and the sun

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During a total lunar eclipse, the moon

• moves into Earth’s umbra.

• moves into the sun's umbra.

• moves into Earth’s penumbra.

• moves beyond Earth's shadow.

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The erosion of rocks on moon's surface is mainly caused by

• eruption of lunar volcanoes

• impact of particles from space

• weathering caused by wind and sand

• ultraviolet rays from the sun

__________ is the soil-like layer on the moon’s surface.

• Maria

• Highlands

• Basalt

• Regolith