PHYSICAL SCIENCE SEMI-FINALS REVIEW

Which of the following is an isotope of hydrogen with an atomic mass of 3 and an atomic number of 1?

• atom

• tritium

• deuterium

• protium

What was the purpose of Magellan’s expedition that helped science progress?

• Earth had corners

• Earth is not flat

• Sun is the center of the universe

• Earth is the center of the universe

Which type of motion according to Aristotle is illustrated when dry leaves fall from a tree to the ground?

• alteration

• violent

• natural

• generation

According to Aristotle, Earth was composed of these four elements, EXCEPT:

• air

• water

• ether

• water

The following are discoveries of Galileo using his Telescope, EXCEPT:

• Satellites of Saturn

• Sunspots

• Phases of Venus

• Moon's Craters

The following explains the Laws of Planetary Motion proposed by Kepler, EXCEPT:

• the shape of the planets orbits

• the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

• the speed/area the planet travels

• the size/shape of the planet

The following astronomers are the pioneers of the modern astronomy, EXCEPT:

• Brahe

• Galileo

• Aristotle

• Kepler

In 2nd law of Kepler, an imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the center of the planet will sweep out equal areas in equal intervals of time, how long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?

• 365 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 365.5 days

• 366 days

Galileo Galilei was punished by the church for trying to teach that the earth revolved around the sun. How was he punished?

• he was put to death

• he was imprisoned for 10 years

• he was put on house arrest for the rest of his life

• he was beaten

A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.

• faster

• slower

• stops