Astronomy

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Kepler's first law dismissed the Aristotelian idea of the heavens moving in perfect circles.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Kepler's second law states that a planet will sweep out equal areas in equal intervals of time.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Kepler's second law also states that a planet will speed up or slow down in its orbit.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Kepler's third law states that the square of a planet’s orbital period equals one A.U. cubed or
P3 = a2.
P2 = a3.
A.U. = astronomical unit.
P3 = a3.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Kepler's third law also predicts the
shape of the ellipse or orbit.
time it takes to reach an orbiting object.
different ways in which orbiting objects affect each other.
orbital time period of an object orbiting another object.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Galileo receive so much criticism for his published observations & studies?
the observations made were crude due to technological limits
his data was not accurate
the findings were published in Latin & no one could read it
his findings went against the strict church teachings
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happened to Galileo after he published his findings in 1633?
not much
he was placed under house arrest
he made a fortune and retired back to Pisa, Italy
he was tried by the Inquisition and found guilty of heresy
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