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WorksheetsChapters 1-2 midterm
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
To which body in the night sky did the ancient Greeks ascribe the name “wanderer”
a)
The planets
b)
The moon
c)
The sun
d)
The Earth
2.
What assumption did Ptolemy make when stating his model?
a)
The Earth is the center of the universe
b)
The planets revolve around the Sun
c)
The Moon revolves around the Sun
d)
The Moon is stationary
3.
Copernicus rejected many of Ptolemy’s ideas about the universe. Which did he ACCEPT?
a)
Comets were signs of extraterrestrial activity
b)
Sun moved through an ecliptic
c)
Planets moved in perfect circles
d)
Stars orbited around earth
4.
What orbital shape did Kepler find best fit his data?
a)
Circle
b)
Parabola
c)
Ellipse
d)
Hyperbolic Line
5.
What did Newton’s first law of motion say about an object in motion, in the absence of force?
a)
The object will gradually slow down and stop
b)
The object will stop suddenly
c)
The object will tend to stay in motion
d)
The object will accelerate in speed
6.
The USS Enterprise approaches you at half the speed of light. Capt Kirk turns on a flashlight. From your perspective, how fast does the light from the flashlight travel?
a)
the speed of light
b)
1/2 the speed of light
c)
1.5 times the speed of light
d)
e=mc(squared)
7.
What do scientists think the core of the Earth is made up of, primarily?
a)
Lead and mercury
b)
Iron and nickel
c)
Plutonium and iron
d)
Nickel and lead
8.
What does the ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere do?
a)
Creates a toxic zone for astronauts
b)
Filters UV radiation
c)
Causes corrosion of metals on Earth
d)
Depletes the stratosphere
9.
What has slowed the Moon down?
a)
Thickening of its atmosphere
b)
Tidal friction
c)
Accumulation of space dust
d)
Gravity from comets and meteorites
10.
What theory of the Moon’s origin best fits the data we have now?
a)
Capture theory
b)
Fusion theory
c)
Large impact theory
d)
Double planet theory
11.
Aristotle believed that heavenly bodies were heavenly, celestial, and even ___________, in contrast to earthbound objects.
a)
Perfect
b)
Continuous
c)
Independent
d)
Sanctimonious
12.
Kepler's Third Law states that the larger the size of the orbit, the __________ it will take for an object to complete a rotation.
a)
Longer
b)
Shorter
13.
What are the two forces required to keep an object in orbit around a larger body?
a)
Inertia and Gravity
b)
Momentum and Centripetal Force
c)
Angular Momentum and Weight
d)
Weight and Inertia
14.
When are night and day equal in length on Earth?
a)
At the solstices
b)
At the equinoxes
c)
During auroras
d)
During parallax
15.
What caused lunar mountains?
a)
Shifting tectonic plates
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Millions of ancient craters
d)
Ancient piles of meteorites
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