Physical Science Fourth Quarter Review

The first Greek to profess a Sun-centered, or heliocentric _____________

• Aristotle

• Eudoxus

• Aristarchus

• Pythagoras

Aristotle concluded that the Earth is spherical from the curvature of its shadow on the _________

• Sun during a solar eclipse.

• Earth during a solar eclipse.

• Earth during a lunar eclipse.

• Moon during a lunar eclipse.

Which presents a system with elliptical orbit?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

• Tycho

Which presents a heliocentric model of the universe?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

• Tycho

Which presents a geo-heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

• Tycho

Which describes the law of ellipse?

• All planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

• Any point in the closed curve is equidistant to the two foci.

• Planets move fastest in the elliptical orbit when nearest to the sun.

• The length of a planet's revolution in the Sun is proportional to its orbit's size.

Which describes the law of harmony?

• All planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

• Any point in the closed curve is equidistant to the two foci.

• Planets move fastest in the elliptical orbit when nearest to the sun.

• The length of a planet's revolution in the Sun is proportional to its orbit's size.

Which describes the law of equal areas?

• All planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

• Any point in the closed curve is equidistant to the two foci.

• Planets move fastest in the elliptical orbit when nearest to the sun.

• The length of a planet's revolution in the Sun is proportional to its orbit's size.

Which of the following is NOT considered part of Aristotelian's natural motion?

• A book resting on top of a table

• An apple falling from a tree

• Pushing a cart

• Smoke naturally rises

Which of the following is TRUE about Galileo's assertion about free - falling bodies?

• Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant acceleration.

• Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant projectile.

• Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant speed.

• Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant velocity.