Question
Which Polish astronomer studied a sun-centered model of the universe?
Group of answer choices
Kepler
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Aristotle
Flag question: Question 2
Question 21 pts
2. How did Ptolemy’s model reveal major flaws over time?
Group of answer choices
Additional epicycles had to be added to ensure the positioning of the planets were correct
The position of the planets changed by as much as two degrees
The Roman Catholic church did not approve of the Ptolemaic model
Scientific tools advanced and provided evidence that the theory had major flaws
Flag question: Question 3
Question 31 pts
3. Why was the idea of a sun-centered model a challenge for Copernicus?
Group of answer choices
He was a devout Catholic
The scientific community would ridicule him
The scientific evidence didn’t allow for this model
He was good friends with Ptolemy
Flag question: Question 4
Question 41 pts
4. Which of the following is true of the geocentric model?
Group of answer choices
It could not explain the changes in the brightness of the planets
It could not explain the phases of the Moon
It had unapparelled precision with its predictions
It provided an accurate method for predicting the planets positions
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
5. Who came up with the heliocentric model?
Group of answer choices
a. Ptolemy
d. Copernicus
c. Aristotle
b. Kepler
Flag question: Question 6
Question 61 pts
6. Who can be credited with establishing the four seasons?
Group of answer choices
Cassini
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
7. What was Copernicus missing when calculating the planets’ positions and their distances from the Sun?
Group of answer choices
The use of epicycles
The distance from the Earth to the Sun
The knowledge of an elliptical orbit
An accurate value for an astronomical unit
Flag question: Question 8
Question 81 pts
8. Who used parallax to measure the actual distances between the planets and the sun in 1672?
Group of answer choices
Copernicus
Kepler
Cassini
Brahe
Flag question: Question 9
Question 91 pts
9. How do astronomers measure the planets’ distances from the Sun today?
Group of answer choices
Advanced mathematics
Astronomical unit
Radio signals
Lasers
Flag question: Question 10
Question 101 pts
10. Which of the following did Copernicus assume in his theories?
Group of answer choices
Planets move in elliptical orbits and at varying speeds
Planets move in elliptical orbits and at constant speeds
Planets move in circular orbits and at varying speeds
Planets move in circular orbits and at constant speeds
Flag question: Question 11
Question 111 pts
11. What are the two important criteria for proving scientific models?
Group of answer choices
Test of simplicity and scientific facts
Test of simplicity and predictive power
Ample details and predictive power
Scientific facts and predictive power
Flag question: Question 12
Question 121 pts
12. Who was determined to address the flaws in Copernicus’ theory?
Group of answer choices
Cassini
Aristotle
Brahe
Kepler
Flag question: Question 13
Question 131 pts
13. Which of the following did Tycho Brahe believe?
Group of answer choices
The Earth was in the center of the Suns’s orbit
The moon was the center of the universe
The “central fire” was the center of the universe
The Sun was the center of the universe
Flag question: Question 14
Question 141 pts
14. Who was Tycho Brahe’s assistant?
Group of answer choices
Kepler
Cassini
Copernicus
Aristotle
Flag question: Question 15
Question 151 pts
15. Who worked toward a model of planetary motion that would fit the data observed by his predecessors?
Group of answer choices
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler
Cassini
Flag question: Question 16
Question 161 pts
16. Which of the following is Kepler’s first law of planetary motion?
Group of answer choices
For each action, there is an equal reaction
Gravity keeps planets near the sun
Planets have an elliptical orbit
Planets change speed throughout their orbits
Flag question: Question 17
Question 171 pts
17. Which of the following is Kepler’s second law of planetary motion?
Group of answer choices
Planets have an elliptical orbit
For each action, there is an equal reaction
Planets change speed throughout their orbits
Gravity keeps planets near the sun
Flag question: Question 18
Question 181 pts
18. When are planets at their fastest?
Group of answer choices
Perihelion
Aphelion
Apogee
Perigee
Flag question: Question 19
Question 191 pts
19. When are planets at their slowest?
Group of answer choices
Aphelion
Perihelion
Perigee
Apogee
Flag question: Question 20
Question 201 pts
20. Which of the following describes perihelion?
Group of answer choices
The planet is the farthest from the sun
The planet is the closest to the sun
The planet is closest to the Earth
The planet is the farthest from the Earth
Flag question: Question 21
Question 211 pts
21. Which of the following describes aphelion?
Group of answer choices
c. The planet is closest to the Earth
b. The planet is the farthest from the sun
d. The planet is the farthest from the Earth
a. The planet is the closest to the sun
Flag question: Question 22
Question 221 pts
22. Which of the following is Kepler’s third law of planetary motion?
Group of answer choices
For each action, there is an equal reaction
Planets change speed throughout their orbits
Gravity keeps planets near the sun
Planets have an elliptical orbit
Flag question: Question 23
Question 231 pts
23. What is the orbital period of Mars?
Group of answer choices
1.881 years
1.5 years
2.31 years
1.92 years
Flag question: Question 24
Question 241 pts
24. What can be used to determine the distance from a planet to the sun?
Group of answer choices
Distance from Earth to the planet
Orbital period
Distance from Earth to the Sun
Area of the orbit
Flag question: Question 25
Question 251 pts
25. What can be used to determine the orbital period of a planet?
Group of answer choices
Distance to the sun
Area of the orbit
Shape of the orbit
Distance to Earth
Group of answer choices
Kepler
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Aristotle
Flag question: Question 2
Question 21 pts
2. How did Ptolemy’s model reveal major flaws over time?
Group of answer choices
Additional epicycles had to be added to ensure the positioning of the planets were correct
The position of the planets changed by as much as two degrees
The Roman Catholic church did not approve of the Ptolemaic model
Scientific tools advanced and provided evidence that the theory had major flaws
Flag question: Question 3
Question 31 pts
3. Why was the idea of a sun-centered model a challenge for Copernicus?
Group of answer choices
He was a devout Catholic
The scientific community would ridicule him
The scientific evidence didn’t allow for this model
He was good friends with Ptolemy
Flag question: Question 4
Question 41 pts
4. Which of the following is true of the geocentric model?
Group of answer choices
It could not explain the changes in the brightness of the planets
It could not explain the phases of the Moon
It had unapparelled precision with its predictions
It provided an accurate method for predicting the planets positions
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
5. Who came up with the heliocentric model?
Group of answer choices
a. Ptolemy
d. Copernicus
c. Aristotle
b. Kepler
Flag question: Question 6
Question 61 pts
6. Who can be credited with establishing the four seasons?
Group of answer choices
Cassini
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
7. What was Copernicus missing when calculating the planets’ positions and their distances from the Sun?
Group of answer choices
The use of epicycles
The distance from the Earth to the Sun
The knowledge of an elliptical orbit
An accurate value for an astronomical unit
Flag question: Question 8
Question 81 pts
8. Who used parallax to measure the actual distances between the planets and the sun in 1672?
Group of answer choices
Copernicus
Kepler
Cassini
Brahe
Flag question: Question 9
Question 91 pts
9. How do astronomers measure the planets’ distances from the Sun today?
Group of answer choices
Advanced mathematics
Astronomical unit
Radio signals
Lasers
Flag question: Question 10
Question 101 pts
10. Which of the following did Copernicus assume in his theories?
Group of answer choices
Planets move in elliptical orbits and at varying speeds
Planets move in elliptical orbits and at constant speeds
Planets move in circular orbits and at varying speeds
Planets move in circular orbits and at constant speeds
Flag question: Question 11
Question 111 pts
11. What are the two important criteria for proving scientific models?
Group of answer choices
Test of simplicity and scientific facts
Test of simplicity and predictive power
Ample details and predictive power
Scientific facts and predictive power
Flag question: Question 12
Question 121 pts
12. Who was determined to address the flaws in Copernicus’ theory?
Group of answer choices
Cassini
Aristotle
Brahe
Kepler
Flag question: Question 13
Question 131 pts
13. Which of the following did Tycho Brahe believe?
Group of answer choices
The Earth was in the center of the Suns’s orbit
The moon was the center of the universe
The “central fire” was the center of the universe
The Sun was the center of the universe
Flag question: Question 14
Question 141 pts
14. Who was Tycho Brahe’s assistant?
Group of answer choices
Kepler
Cassini
Copernicus
Aristotle
Flag question: Question 15
Question 151 pts
15. Who worked toward a model of planetary motion that would fit the data observed by his predecessors?
Group of answer choices
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler
Cassini
Flag question: Question 16
Question 161 pts
16. Which of the following is Kepler’s first law of planetary motion?
Group of answer choices
For each action, there is an equal reaction
Gravity keeps planets near the sun
Planets have an elliptical orbit
Planets change speed throughout their orbits
Flag question: Question 17
Question 171 pts
17. Which of the following is Kepler’s second law of planetary motion?
Group of answer choices
Planets have an elliptical orbit
For each action, there is an equal reaction
Planets change speed throughout their orbits
Gravity keeps planets near the sun
Flag question: Question 18
Question 181 pts
18. When are planets at their fastest?
Group of answer choices
Perihelion
Aphelion
Apogee
Perigee
Flag question: Question 19
Question 191 pts
19. When are planets at their slowest?
Group of answer choices
Aphelion
Perihelion
Perigee
Apogee
Flag question: Question 20
Question 201 pts
20. Which of the following describes perihelion?
Group of answer choices
The planet is the farthest from the sun
The planet is the closest to the sun
The planet is closest to the Earth
The planet is the farthest from the Earth
Flag question: Question 21
Question 211 pts
21. Which of the following describes aphelion?
Group of answer choices
c. The planet is closest to the Earth
b. The planet is the farthest from the sun
d. The planet is the farthest from the Earth
a. The planet is the closest to the sun
Flag question: Question 22
Question 221 pts
22. Which of the following is Kepler’s third law of planetary motion?
Group of answer choices
For each action, there is an equal reaction
Planets change speed throughout their orbits
Gravity keeps planets near the sun
Planets have an elliptical orbit
Flag question: Question 23
Question 231 pts
23. What is the orbital period of Mars?
Group of answer choices
1.881 years
1.5 years
2.31 years
1.92 years
Flag question: Question 24
Question 241 pts
24. What can be used to determine the distance from a planet to the sun?
Group of answer choices
Distance from Earth to the planet
Orbital period
Distance from Earth to the Sun
Area of the orbit
Flag question: Question 25
Question 251 pts
25. What can be used to determine the orbital period of a planet?
Group of answer choices
Distance to the sun
Area of the orbit
Shape of the orbit
Distance to Earth
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Here are the answers to your questions:
1. **Which Polish astronomer studied a sun-centered model of the universe?**
- **Answer:** Copernicus
2. **How did Ptolemy’s model reveal major flaws over time?**
- **Answer:** Additional epicycles had to be added to ensure the positioning of the planets were correct
3. **Why was the idea of a sun-centered model a challenge for Copernicus?**
- **Answer:** He was a devout Catholic
4. **Which of the following is true of the geocentric model?**
- **Answer:** It could not explain the changes in the brightness of the planets
5. **Who came up with the heliocentric model?**
- **Answer:** Copernicus
6. **Who can be credited with establishing the four seasons?**
- **Answer:** Copernicus
7. **What was Copernicus missing when calculating the planets’ positions and their distances from the Sun?**
- **Answer:** The knowledge of an elliptical orbit
8. **Who used parallax to measure the actual distances between the planets and the sun in 1672?**
- **Answer:** Cassini
9. **How do astronomers measure the planets’ distances from the Sun today?**
- **Answer:** Astronomical unit
10. **Which of the following did Copernicus assume in his theories?**
- **Answer:** Planets move in circular orbits and at constant speeds
11. **What are the two important criteria for proving scientific models?**
- **Answer:** Test of simplicity and predictive power
12. **Who was determined to address the flaws in Copernicus’ theory?**
- **Answer:** Kepler
13. **Which of the following did Tycho Brahe believe?**
- **Answer:** The Earth was in the center of the Suns’s orbit
14. **Who was Tycho Brahe’s assistant?**
- **Answer:** Kepler
15. **Who worked toward a model of planetary motion that would fit the data observed by his predecessors?**
- **Answer:** Kepler
16. **Which of the following is Kepler’s first law of planetary motion?**
- **Answer:** Planets have an elliptical orbit
17. **Which of the following is Kepler’s second law of planetary motion?**
- **Answer:** Planets change speed throughout their orbits
18. **When are planets at their fastest?**
- **Answer:** Perihelion
19. **When are planets at their slowest?**
- **Answer:** Aphelion
20. **Which of the following describes perihelion?**
- **Answer:** The planet is the closest to the sun
21. **Which of the following describes aphelion?**
- **Answer:** The planet is the farthest from the sun
22. **Which of the following is Kepler’s third law of planetary motion?**
- **Answer:** Gravity keeps planets near the sun (Note: While you provided options that don’t correctly state Kepler’s third law, it actually states that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit; none of the provided options are entirely correct.)
23. **What is the orbital period of Mars?**
- **Answer:** 1.881 years
24. **What can be used to determine the distance from a planet to the sun?**
- **Answer:** Orbital period
25. **What can be used to determine the orbital period of a planet?**
- **Answer:** Area of the orbit
Feel free to ask if you have more inquiries or need further clarification!
1. **Which Polish astronomer studied a sun-centered model of the universe?**
- **Answer:** Copernicus
2. **How did Ptolemy’s model reveal major flaws over time?**
- **Answer:** Additional epicycles had to be added to ensure the positioning of the planets were correct
3. **Why was the idea of a sun-centered model a challenge for Copernicus?**
- **Answer:** He was a devout Catholic
4. **Which of the following is true of the geocentric model?**
- **Answer:** It could not explain the changes in the brightness of the planets
5. **Who came up with the heliocentric model?**
- **Answer:** Copernicus
6. **Who can be credited with establishing the four seasons?**
- **Answer:** Copernicus
7. **What was Copernicus missing when calculating the planets’ positions and their distances from the Sun?**
- **Answer:** The knowledge of an elliptical orbit
8. **Who used parallax to measure the actual distances between the planets and the sun in 1672?**
- **Answer:** Cassini
9. **How do astronomers measure the planets’ distances from the Sun today?**
- **Answer:** Astronomical unit
10. **Which of the following did Copernicus assume in his theories?**
- **Answer:** Planets move in circular orbits and at constant speeds
11. **What are the two important criteria for proving scientific models?**
- **Answer:** Test of simplicity and predictive power
12. **Who was determined to address the flaws in Copernicus’ theory?**
- **Answer:** Kepler
13. **Which of the following did Tycho Brahe believe?**
- **Answer:** The Earth was in the center of the Suns’s orbit
14. **Who was Tycho Brahe’s assistant?**
- **Answer:** Kepler
15. **Who worked toward a model of planetary motion that would fit the data observed by his predecessors?**
- **Answer:** Kepler
16. **Which of the following is Kepler’s first law of planetary motion?**
- **Answer:** Planets have an elliptical orbit
17. **Which of the following is Kepler’s second law of planetary motion?**
- **Answer:** Planets change speed throughout their orbits
18. **When are planets at their fastest?**
- **Answer:** Perihelion
19. **When are planets at their slowest?**
- **Answer:** Aphelion
20. **Which of the following describes perihelion?**
- **Answer:** The planet is the closest to the sun
21. **Which of the following describes aphelion?**
- **Answer:** The planet is the farthest from the sun
22. **Which of the following is Kepler’s third law of planetary motion?**
- **Answer:** Gravity keeps planets near the sun (Note: While you provided options that don’t correctly state Kepler’s third law, it actually states that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit; none of the provided options are entirely correct.)
23. **What is the orbital period of Mars?**
- **Answer:** 1.881 years
24. **What can be used to determine the distance from a planet to the sun?**
- **Answer:** Orbital period
25. **What can be used to determine the orbital period of a planet?**
- **Answer:** Area of the orbit
Feel free to ask if you have more inquiries or need further clarification!
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