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Astronomical Phenomenon

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ is a terrestrial motion made by humans and animals which depicts the movement of humans and animals due to their will as the primary cause of motion.

a)

Natural Motion

b)

Violent Motion

c)

Voluntary Motion

d)

Involuntary Motion

2.

It was a motion where we see the sun rises at the east horizon and sets down at the west horizon. The Greeks explained this phenomenon by introducing the concept of celestial spheres. What motion was explaining the occurrence of day and night?

a)

Annual Motion

b)

Diurnal Motion

c)

Precession of Equinoxes

d)

None of the Above

3.

In 1543, a revolutionary idea opposing geocentric views of the universe arose again. It was __________________

who argued that the Ptolemaic model was a good portrait of positions of the planet but as time passed, it was not precise anymore. Who proposed the GEOCENTRISM?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Aristotle and Ptolemy

c)

Democritus

d)

None of the above

4.

According to Kepler’s third Law, which quantity is the period of revolution a planet related?

a)

Gravitational attraction of sun and the planet

b)

Mass of the planet

c)

Size of the planet

d)

Distance along the semi-major axis

5.

Which statement is not true about Galileo?

a)

He invented the telescope

b)

He observed the moon of Jupiter

c)

He discovered the sunspot

d)

His observation to phases of Venus supported heliocentric model

6.

Who was the first astronomer who suggested that the Earth rotates on its axis?

a)

Tycho Brahe

b)

Aristotle

c)

Aristarchus

d)

Eudoxus

7.

Which is not true about Aristotle’s astronomical belief?

a)

He supported the idea of geocentric universe.

b)

He believed that the world is sphere.

c)

He suggested that Earth is revolving around the sun.

d)

He believed in celestial spheres.

8.

He observed that during Lunar Eclipse, the Earth's shadow was reflected on the Moon's surface. He stated that the shadow was circular, therefore, he concluded that the Earth is circular.

a)

Anaxagoras

b)

Aristotle

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Eratosthenes

9.

What is the reason why Pluto was removed as part of the Solar System?

a)

Because it rotates on its own axis.

b)

Because it has its own orbit.

c)

Because it has the ability to revolving around the sun

d)

Because it has the ability to change orbit.

10.

What is the other term of Copernican Model of Astronomical Phenomenon?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Biocentric

c)

Heliocentic

d)

Airocentic

11.

What does the word HELIOCENTRIC mean?

a)

earth - center

b)

sun- center

c)

moon - center

d)

planet- center

12.

According to Copernican Model, the epicycle moves in what type of motion?

a)

Vertical Motion

b)

Circular Motion

c)

Elliptical Motion

d)

Horizontal Motion

13.

What is the Real name of the Philosopher who proposed the Geocentric Universe?

a)

Claus

b)

Claudium

c)

Claudius

d)

Clausius

14.

What is the is the other term used to define for Geocentric?

a)

Copernican Model

b)

Ptolemaic Model

c)

Aristotelian Model

d)

Galilean Model

15.

Where does the Greek word Geocentric came from?

a)

sun - center

b)

earth - center

c)

moon - center

d)

planet- center

16.

Who stated that the moon revolves around the Earth followed by the other planets?

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Brahe

c)

Copernicus

d)

Ptolemy

17.

This explains that the planets of the Solar System revolve around the Sun but the Earth is the center of the universe.

a)

Aristotelian Model

b)

Copernican Model

c)

Tychonic Model

d)

Ptolemaic Model

18.

Which of the three models of the Universe is most similar to the present day description of the Solar System?

a)

Tychonic Model

b)

Ptolemaic Model

c)

Aristotelian Model

d)

Copernican Model

19.

Which of the three astronomical phenomenon models states that the Earth is at the center of the universe and everything in the universe revolves around the Earth.

a)

Tychonic Model

b)

Ptolemaic Model

c)

Copernican Model

d)

Anaxagorais Model

20.

Who is the Philosopher who stated that the Earth is at the center of the universe, the sun revolves around the Earth and all the other planets revolve around the Sun?

a)

Tycho Braha

b)

Tycho Brahe

c)

Tycho Brahi

d)

Tycho Braho