Astronomy college course/Ptolemy, Copernicus and Tycho systems/Quiz01
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AstroPtolCopTycho_Study-v1s1
2. The Ptolemaic system was heliocentric.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
3. Most ancient Roman and most medieval scholars thought the Earth was flat.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
4. Evidence for the Copernican system is that the Earth does not seem to move.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
5. The ancient Greeks believed in circular orbits, causing them to devise the epicycle and the deferent.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
6. Copernicus was a university-trained Catholic priest dedicated to astronomy.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
7. In the late 16th century, Tycho Brahe invented his system to resolve philosophical and what he called “physical" problems with the geocentric theory.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
8. Copernicus shared his heliocentric theory with colleagues decades before he died.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
9. In the late 16th century, Tycho Brahe invented his system to resolve philosophical and what he called “physical" problems with the heliocentric theory.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
10. An argument used to support the geocentric model held that heavenly bodies, while perhaps large, were able to move quickly.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
11. Tycho tended to favor religious arguments over scientific arguments when justifying his opinions about the geocentric/heliocentric controversy.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
12. Tycho was the first to propose an earth-orbiting sun had planets in orbit around the Sun.
- ___ a) TRUE
- ___ b) FALSE
Key to AstroPtolCopTycho_Study-v1s1
2. The Ptolemaic system was heliocentric.
- - a) TRUE
- + b) FALSE
3. Most ancient Roman and most medieval scholars thought the Earth was flat.
- - a) TRUE
- + b) FALSE
4. Evidence for the Copernican system is that the Earth does not seem to move.
- - a) TRUE
- + b) FALSE
5. The ancient Greeks believed in circular orbits, causing them to devise the epicycle and the deferent.
- + a) TRUE
- - b) FALSE
6. Copernicus was a university-trained Catholic priest dedicated to astronomy.
- + a) TRUE
- - b) FALSE
7. In the late 16th century, Tycho Brahe invented his system to resolve philosophical and what he called “physical" problems with the geocentric theory.
- - a) TRUE
- + b) FALSE
8. Copernicus shared his heliocentric theory with colleagues decades before he died.
- + a) TRUE
- - b) FALSE
9. In the late 16th century, Tycho Brahe invented his system to resolve philosophical and what he called “physical" problems with the heliocentric theory.
- + a) TRUE
- - b) FALSE
10. An argument used to support the geocentric model held that heavenly bodies, while perhaps large, were able to move quickly.
- + a) TRUE
- - b) FALSE
11. Tycho tended to favor religious arguments over scientific arguments when justifying his opinions about the geocentric/heliocentric controversy.
- - a) TRUE
- + b) FALSE
12. Tycho was the first to propose an earth-orbiting sun had planets in orbit around the Sun.
- - a) TRUE
- + b) FALSE
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