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Concept 2 Quiz

List major developments leading to modern astronomy including the work of Nicolaus Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Sir Isaac Newton.

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Question 1.
Match the following scientists with the ideas or work they are best known for.

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A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 1.1 through 1.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A Made good use of a telescope
B Explained the laws of motion
C Explained the laws of planetary motion
D Understood the principle of stellar parallax
E "On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres"
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Question 2.
According to Kepler's third law, the period of revolution of a planet is related to the planet's


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Question 3.
The apparent shift, or stellar parallax, of stars occurs because of


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Question 4.
Kepler determined the planetary orbits are elliptical.

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Question 5.
Which of the following astronomers was able to determine the Moon's surface is not a smooth glass sphere?

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Question 6.
The orbital speed of Mars increases as the planet moves away from the Sun.

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Question 7.
Early telescopic discoveries by Galileo include four large moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, and the planet Pluto.

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The mean distance of Earth to the Sun is used as a "yardstick" called


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Question 9.
Sir Isaac Newton discovered the planet Neptune.

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Question 10.
The natural tendency of an object unaffected by an outside force to continue moving at a unifrom speed and in a straight line is called


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