COR 11 Physical Science_SEMI-FINALS QUIZ

In the heliocentric theory, it is the center of the solar system. It provides primary energy to the earth that is essential for sustaining life forms.

• Sun

• Earth

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Stars

Which of the following refers to the apparent yearly movement of the sun across a background of stars?

• Natural Motion

• Voluntary Motion

• Annual Motion

• Diurnal Motion

According to the ancient Greeks, smoke consists of which elements?

• Fire

• Air

• Water

• Earth

A rock tends to move downward. Which of the follwoing motion, according to Aristotle, causes this movement?

• Diurnal Motion

• Annular Motion

• Natural Motion

• Voluntary Motion

He is responsible for constructing the details and developed the first version of atomic theory.

• John Dalton

• Democritus

• Dionysus

• JJ Thomson

It refers to the conical motion of Earth’s axis as it spins.

• Precession

• Diurnal Motion

• Rotation

• Revolution

Why do objects in the sky appear to move from east to west?

• Due to Earth’s revolution.

• Due to earth’s rotation.

• Due to Earth’s orbit.

• Due to Earth’s precession.

It refers to any substance that has specific mass and consumes space by having its own volume.

• Volume

• Mass

• Matter

• Atom

He was the first person to lay down the laws of motion for objects with masses.

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Aristotle

• John Dalton

This Newton’s Law of Motion states that all objects remain at rest or in uniform motion.

• Fourth Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion