Article Quiz:: An Ancient Machine for Predicting Eclipses

What is the purpose of the Antikythera mechanism?

• To predict the weather

• To predict lunar eclipses

• To measure the speed of light

• To study ocean currents

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How did scientists first discover the Antikythera mechanism?

• It was found in a cave

• It was found in the remains of an ancient shipwreck

• It was discovered in a museum

• It was built by ancient Egyptians

What did the Antikythera mechanism use to predict the phases of the Moon?

• A digital display

• A rotating moon ball

• A telescope

• A sundial

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What was the key feature of the Antikythera mechanism?

• It could predict solar eclipses

• It could predict the positions of planets and the Moon

• It showed the Earth's temperature

• It measured the distance from Earth to the Moon

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Why don’t lunar eclipses happen every full moon?

• The Moon’s orbit is tilted out of alignment

• The Moon is too far from Earth

• The Earth is too small

• The Sun doesn’t shine brightly enough

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The Antikythera mechanism was used to predict solar eclipses.

• True

• False

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The ancient astronomers used the Antikythera mechanism to track the movement of the Sun, Moon, and planets.

• True

• False

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The Antikythera mechanism could explain why lunar eclipses occur.

• True

• False

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Lunar eclipses happen whenever the Moon is full.

• True

• False

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The Antikythera mechanism used a ball to trace the phases of the Moon.

• True

• False

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