Astronomy college course/Kepler/Quiz01/Original version of this quiz

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1

Kepler began his career as a teacher of

	mathematics
	history
	philosophy
	theology
	astronomy

2

Kepler is also known for his improvements to

	a perpetual motion machine
	the telescope
	translations of the Bible
	the abacus
	Ptolemy's star charts

3

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

	true
	false

4

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

	true
	false

5

In Kepler's era, astronomy closely linked to astrology

	true
	false

6

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

	true
	false

7

Kepler incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work

	true
	false

8

Kepler avoided religious arguments and reasoning in his work

	true
	false

9

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

	neither wealthy nor of noble birth
	of noble birth, but in poverty
	his father and grandfather were scientists
	wealth and of noble birth
	wealthy but not of noble birth

10

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

	two of these
	watching his uncle make a telescope
	a solar eclipse
	a lunar eclipse
	a comet

11

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

	become a minister
	work with Newton
	visit Athens
	visit Rome
	work with Tycho

12

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

	Earth orbits the sun
	planets speed up as they approach the sun
	circular motions with epicycles
	planets farther from the Sun have longer orbital periods.
	elliptical paths for the planets

13

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

	true
	false

14

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

	true
	false

15

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

	true
	false

16

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

	true
	false

17

Cavendish finally measured G by carefully weighing the force between

	Earth and Sun
	Sun and Moon
	Jupiter and moons
	two lead balls
	Earth and Moon