Modern Astronomy

What is the name of the Ancient Greek who theorized the two-domain system - celestial and terrestrial?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Erathosthenes

• Pythagoras

Which of the following observations of the Greeks led them to believe that the Earth is spherical? Observing the...

• Lunar Eclipse

• sun

• nova stella

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which observation of Tycho Brahe led to his assumption that NOT all celestial objects are spherical?

• Observing a comet

• Observing a nova stella

• Observing a lunar eclipse

• Observing the stars

Which observation of Tycho Brahe disproved the belief of the Ancient Greeks that celestial beings are perfect because it does NOT change?

• Observing a comet

• Observing a nova stella

• Observing a lunar eclipse

• Observing the sun

Who inherited the vast array of data of Tycho Brahe?

• His family

• Johannes Kepler

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

Which Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion explains that Earth revolves faster when closer to the sun and slower when it is away from the sun?

• Law of Period

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Ellipse

• Law of Harmonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion explains that the time it took for a planet to orbit the sun squared is proportional to its distance from the sun cubed and is the same for all planets?

• Law of Period

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Ellipse

• Law of Gravity

According to the Ptolemaic Model, all of these are true EXCEPT...

• The Earth is the center of the universe.

• The stars are perfect.

• Celestial objects are perfect.

• Stars can die.

What is the instrument used by Brahe to study and observed the heavens?

• Tychonian Quadrant

• Telescope

• Mirrors

• His naked eye

What is the primitive concept of gravitational force?

• anima motrix

• nova stella

• ether

• the universe

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