Astronomy college course/Kepler/Quiz01

Astronomy college course#Kepler

AstroKepler_Study

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1. Kepler began his career as a teacher of

___ a) mathematics

___ b) history

___ c) philosophy

___ d) theology

___ e) astronomy

2. Kepler is also known for his improvements to

___ a) a perpetual motion machine

___ b) Ptolemy's star charts

___ c) the abacus

___ d) the telescope

___ e) translations of the Bible

3. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of natural philosophy

___ a) true

___ b) false

4. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of mathematics

___ a) true

___ b) false

5. In Kepler's era, astronomy closely linked to astrology

___ a) true

___ b) false

6. In Kepler's era, physics (how and why things moved) was usually considered a part of natural philosophy

___ a) true

___ b) false

7. Kepler incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work

___ a) true

___ b) false

8. Kepler avoided religious arguments and reasoning in his work

___ a) true

___ b) false

9. How would one describe the status of Kepler's family when he was a child?

___ a) wealthy but not of noble birth

___ b) his father and grandfather were scientists

___ c) wealth and of noble birth

___ d) of noble birth, but in poverty

___ e) neither wealthy nor of noble birth

10. As a child, Kepler's interest in astronomy grew as a result of

___ a) watching his uncle make a telescope

___ b) a comet

___ c) a lunar eclipse

___ d) a solar eclipse

___ e) two of these

11. When Kepler's studies at the university were over, what he really wanted to do was

___ a) visit Athens

___ b) work with Newton

___ c) visit Rome

___ d) work with Tycho

___ e) become a minister

12. Which of the following is NOT associated with Kepler's Laws

___ a) planets farther from the Sun have longer orbital periods.

___ b) planets speed up as they approach the sun

___ c) circular motions with epicycles

___ d) elliptical paths for the planets

___ e) Earth orbits the sun

13. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated at one focal point of the ellipse

___ a) true

___ b) false

14. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated midway between the two focal points of the ellipse

___ a) true

___ b) false

15. Newton was able to use the motion of the Moon to calculate the universal constant of gravity, G

___ a) true

___ b) false

16. The force of (gravitational) attraction between you and a friend is small because neither of you possess significant mass

___ a) true

___ b) false

17. Cavendish finally measured G by carefully weighing the force between

___ a) Sun and Moon

___ b) Earth and Sun

___ c) Earth and Moon

___ d) Jupiter and moons

___ e) two lead balls

Key to AstroKepler_Study-v1s1

1. Kepler began his career as a teacher of

+ a) mathematics

- b) history

- c) philosophy

- d) theology

- e) astronomy

2. Kepler is also known for his improvements to

- a) a perpetual motion machine

- b) Ptolemy's star charts

- c) the abacus

+ d) the telescope

- e) translations of the Bible

3. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of natural philosophy

- a) true

+ b) false

4. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of mathematics

+ a) true

- b) false

5. In Kepler's era, astronomy closely linked to astrology

+ a) true

- b) false

6. In Kepler's era, physics (how and why things moved) was usually considered a part of natural philosophy

+ a) true

- b) false

7. Kepler incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work

+ a) true

- b) false

8. Kepler avoided religious arguments and reasoning in his work

- a) true

+ b) false

9. How would one describe the status of Kepler's family when he was a child?

- a) wealthy but not of noble birth

- b) his father and grandfather were scientists

- c) wealth and of noble birth

+ d) of noble birth, but in poverty

- e) neither wealthy nor of noble birth

10. As a child, Kepler's interest in astronomy grew as a result of

- a) watching his uncle make a telescope

- b) a comet

- c) a lunar eclipse

- d) a solar eclipse

+ e) two of these

11. When Kepler's studies at the university were over, what he really wanted to do was

- a) visit Athens

- b) work with Newton

- c) visit Rome

- d) work with Tycho

+ e) become a minister

12. Which of the following is NOT associated with Kepler's Laws

- a) planets farther from the Sun have longer orbital periods.

- b) planets speed up as they approach the sun

+ c) circular motions with epicycles

- d) elliptical paths for the planets

- e) Earth orbits the sun

13. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated at one focal point of the ellipse

+ a) true

- b) false

14. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated midway between the two focal points of the ellipse

- a) true

+ b) false

15. Newton was able to use the motion of the Moon to calculate the universal constant of gravity, G

- a) true

+ b) false

16. The force of (gravitational) attraction between you and a friend is small because neither of you possess significant mass

+ a) true

- b) false

17. Cavendish finally measured G by carefully weighing the force between

- a) Sun and Moon

- b) Earth and Sun

- c) Earth and Moon

- d) Jupiter and moons

+ e) two lead balls

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