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Physical Science Quarter 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He believed that all celestial objects are perfect or etherial and that they move in a perfect circle.

a)

Galileo

b)

Plato

c)

Copernicus

d)

Brahe

2.

Which of the following shows the Geoheliocentric model of the universe?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

It is the daily motion of the stars and other celestial bodies across the sky.

a)

Diurnal motion

b)

Annual motion

c)

Celestial motion

d)

Equinox

4.

It is a point in the orbit where a planet such as Earth is farthest from the sun.

a)

Perihelion

b)

Epicycle

c)

Deferent

d)

Aphelion

5.

He was able to measure the approximate circumference of the Earth by observing the shadow that the sun casts.

a)

Plato

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Aristotle

6.

The following observations led the ancient Greeks to believe that Earth is spherical EXCEPT one.

a)

The disappearance of ships in the horizon

b)

The shadow of the earth on the moon during lunar eclipse

c)

The shape of the moon and sun

d)

The sun spots

7.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Law of Acceleration

b)

Law of Elipses

c)

Law of Equal Areas

d)

Law of Harmonies

8.

Who proposed the 3 laws of planetary motion?

a)

Tycho Brahe

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Galileo Galilei

9.

Plato's problem of saving appearances started when they have observed the planets' apparent backward motion in the sky. What do you call this motion?

a)

Diurnal motion

b)

Retrograde motion

c)

Annual motion

d)

Planetary motion

10.

He proposed the Heliocentric model of the universe

a)

Plato

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Johannes Kepler

11.

The following observations led Galileo to support the Heliocentric model EXCEPT one.

a)

The phases of Venus

b)

The moons of Jupiter

c)

The disappearance of ships in the horizon.

d)

The sun spots

12.

The five planets which can be seen without the aid of a telescope. 

a)

Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

b)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn

c)

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

13.

He observed the supernova explosion and was able to debunk the old belief that stars are perfect and that they move in perfect circular motion.

a)

Tycho Brahe

b)

Johannes Keples

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

14.

This law of planetary motion states that the orbits of the planets are not perfectly circular in shape.

a)

Law of Equal Areas

b)

Law of Harmonies

c)

Law of Ellipses

d)

None of the above

15.

He proposed a geocentric model where planets have smaller orbits called epicycles while they also move around larger orbits called deferent. His model was widely accepted during his time.

a)

Plato

b)

Eudoxus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Ptolemy