Understanding Flat Earth Theories

Understanding Flat Earth Theories

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video revisits challenges posed to flat earthers, highlighting their inability to respond logically. The speaker, quarantined due to coronavirus, simplifies the argument against flat earth by focusing on the moon's consistent appearance, which cannot be explained by a flat earth model. The video concludes by emphasizing the importance of basic logic and critical thinking in debunking flat earth theories.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reaction of flat earthers to the challenges posed by the narrator?

They made response videos without addressing the challenges.

They accepted the challenges and changed their views.

They ignored the challenges completely.

They provided detailed maps and models.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key feature of the moon that contradicts the flat earth theory?

It disappears during the day.

It changes shape every night.

It is only visible from one hemisphere.

It shows the same face to all observers.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can't people on opposite sides of an object see the same face of it?

Because the object is too small.

Because of the curvature of the earth.

Because objects have different faces.

Because of the distance between observers.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the reason everyone sees the same face of the moon?

The moon is flat and two-dimensional.

The moon rotates rapidly.

The moon is a hologram.

The moon is tidally locked with the earth.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the moon's orientation correlate with the observer's location?

It changes color based on latitude.

It reveals the observer's latitude on earth.

It appears larger at the poles.

It is only visible at the equator.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the narrator suggest is not needed to understand the earth's shape?

A map of the stars.

A telescope.

Advanced scientific knowledge.

A degree in astronomy.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the narrator emphasize as crucial for understanding the earth's shape?

Basic logic and critical thinking.

Memorizing scientific terms.

Studying ancient texts.

Traveling to space.

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