Physical Science -First Semester (2nd Periodical)
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Who supported the Earth-centered cosmology?

  • Eudoxus
  • Plato
  • Aristotle (correct)
  • Aristarchus
  • Which philosopher described nature as dynamic and teleological?

  • Eudoxus
  • Brahe
  • Plato
  • Aristotle (correct)
  • Who measured the relative distances from the Earth to the Sun and the Moon?

  • Aristarchus (correct)
  • Aristotle
  • Eudoxus
  • Plato
  • Which astronomer made several key discoveries including the four major moons of Jupiter?

    <p>Galileo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who published the Tychonic System, a model of the Solar System?

    <p>Brahe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two philosophers supported the Earth-centered cosmology?

    <p>Plato and Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Aristotle describe as the four inanimate elements in nature?

    <p>Earth, water, air, and fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Aristarchus measure the relative distances of?

    <p>Earth to the Sun and the Moon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the six key discoveries made by Galileo?

    <p>The four major moons of Jupiter, the phases of Venus, the changes in apparent sizes of Venus and Mars, the mountains of the moon, sunspots, and the small apparent sizes of the stars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Tycho Brahe's Tychonic System model represent?

    <p>Objects such as the Moon and the Sun rotating around the Earth, and the planets rotating around the Sun</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher's teachings on the cosmology of rotating spheres carrying celestial bodies around the central Earth were supported by Aristotle and Plato?

    <p>Plato</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, each object in nature tended toward a certain set of ends or goals. What did Aristotle describe as the four inanimate elements in nature?

    <p>Earth, Water, Air, Fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who described the motions of the heavens in terms of a series of concentric spherical shells with the Earth at the center?

    <p>Eudoxus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who measured the relative distances from the Earth to the Sun and the Moon?

    <p>Aristarchus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who published the Tychonic System, a model of the Solar System that represents the Moon and the Sun rotating around the Earth, and the planets rotating around the Sun?

    <p>Tycho Brahe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, motion can be divided into two classes. What are these two classes?

    <p>Natural motion and violent motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equation for Aristotle's Law of Motion?

    <p>V = F/R</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the two philosophers whose theories and explanations influenced the concepts of motion accepted today?

    <p>Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of motion or movement and what produces and affects it called?

    <p>Mechanics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are celestial bodies?

    <p>Natural bodies outside of the Earth's atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, what are the two classes into which motion can be divided?

    <p>Natural motion and violent motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equation for Aristotle's Law of Motion?

    <p>V = F/R</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the philosophers whose theories and explanations influenced the concepts of motion accepted today?

    <p>Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of motion or movement and what produces and affects it called?

    <p>Mechanics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Aristotle describe as the four inanimate elements in nature?

    <p>Earth, water, air, and fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, what is the difference between natural motion and violent motion?

    <p>Natural motion is caused by an internal force, while violent motion is caused by an external force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher's theories and explanations influenced the concepts of motion accepted today?

    <p>Galileo Galilei</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are celestial bodies?

    <p>Natural bodies outside of the Earth's atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equation for Aristotle's Law of Motion?

    <p>$V = F/R$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of motion or movement and what produces and affects it called?

    <p>Mechanics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which values need to be substituted into the universal gravitation equation to solve for Fgrav?

    <p>G, m1, m2, and d</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate Fgrav?

    <p>Fg = G(m1)(m2)/d²</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of Fgrav when G = 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ Nm²/kg², m1 = 6.0 x 10²⁴ kg, m2 = 7.4 x 10²² kg, and d = 3.8 x 10⁸ m?

    <p>2.1 x 10²⁰ N</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of G in the universal gravitation equation?

    <p>6.673 x 10⁻¹¹ N m²/kg²</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit for the force of gravity, Fgrav?

    <p>Newton (N)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equation correctly represents the universal gravitation equation?

    <p>$Fg = G(m1)(m2)(d)^2$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of the gravitational constant, G?

    <p>$6.673 x 10^{-11} N m^2/kg^2$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit for the force of gravity, Fg?

    <p>Newton (N)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of Fg when G = $6.67 x 10^{-11} Nm^2/kg^2$, m1 = $6.0 x 10^{24} kg$, m2 = $7.4 x 10^{22} kg$, and d = $3.8 x 10^{8} m$?

    <p>$2.1 x 10^{20} N$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of Fg when G = $6.673 x 10^{-11} N m^2/kg^2$, m1 = $5.98 x 10^{24} kg$, m2 = $70 kg$, and d = $6.38 x 10^{6} m$?

    <p>$686 N$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which values need to be substituted into the universal gravitation equation to solve for Fgrav?

    <p>G, m1, m2, and d</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equation for the universal gravitation?

    <p>Fg = G * m1 * m2 / d^2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of Fg when G = $6.67 x 10^{-11} Nm^2/kg^2$, m1 = $5.98 x 10^{24} kg$, m2 = $70 kg$, and d = $6.38 x 10^{6} m$?

    <p>686 N</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of G in the universal gravitation equation?

    <p>$6.67 x 10^{-11} Nm^2/kg^2$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate Fgrav?

    <p>Fg = G * m1 * m2 / d^2</p> Signup and view all the answers

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