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What is the Greek meaning of 'Planetes'?
What is the Greek meaning of 'Planetes'?
- Moving stars
- Fixed stars
- Shining stars
- Wandering stars (correct)
What is the apparent yearly motion of stars and other celestial bodies across the sky due to Earth's revolution?
What is the apparent yearly motion of stars and other celestial bodies across the sky due to Earth's revolution?
- Monthly motion
- Annual motion (correct)
- Diurnal motion
- Hourly motion
What is the collective name for the thirteen constellations?
What is the collective name for the thirteen constellations?
- Zodiac (correct)
- Cosmos
- Galaxy
- Aurora
What occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator?
What occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator?
What happens to the Earth's axis during equinoxes?
What happens to the Earth's axis during equinoxes?
What occurs when the sun is at the farthest declination from the celestial equator?
What occurs when the sun is at the farthest declination from the celestial equator?
What was observed by ancient astronomers about the motion of planets?
What was observed by ancient astronomers about the motion of planets?
What instrument did Tycho Brahe use to record the position of the sun, moon, and planets?
What instrument did Tycho Brahe use to record the position of the sun, moon, and planets?
What was Johannes Kepler able to derive from Tycho Brahe's data?
What was Johannes Kepler able to derive from Tycho Brahe's data?
What is the shape of the orbits of all the planets according to Kepler's First Law?
What is the shape of the orbits of all the planets according to Kepler's First Law?
What is the significance of the line joining a planet and the Sun according to Kepler's Second Law?
What is the significance of the line joining a planet and the Sun according to Kepler's Second Law?
What is the relationship between a planet's orbital period and its semimajor axis?
What is the relationship between a planet's orbital period and its semimajor axis?
What was the reason Tycho Brahe was not able to develop a better model than Ptolemy's?
What was the reason Tycho Brahe was not able to develop a better model than Ptolemy's?
What is the main difference between natural and violent motion according to Aristotle?
What is the main difference between natural and violent motion according to Aristotle?
What is the term for the movement or change in location of an object over time?
What is the term for the movement or change in location of an object over time?
What is the characteristic of a motion that is uniformly accelerated, according to Galileo?
What is the characteristic of a motion that is uniformly accelerated, according to Galileo?
What is the relationship between a planet's speed and its distance from the sun?
What is the relationship between a planet's speed and its distance from the sun?
What were the four elements that Aristotle considered as the proper places?
What were the four elements that Aristotle considered as the proper places?
What is the main characteristic of horizontal motion?
What is the main characteristic of horizontal motion?
What was the approximate distance in kilometers that Eratosthenes estimated to be the Earth's circumference?
What was the approximate distance in kilometers that Eratosthenes estimated to be the Earth's circumference?
What was the primary reason behind the Greeks' preference for a spherical Earth?
What was the primary reason behind the Greeks' preference for a spherical Earth?
What was the main point of contention between Aristotle and Galileo regarding horizontal motion?
What was the main point of contention between Aristotle and Galileo regarding horizontal motion?
What was the purpose of Galileo's experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
What was the purpose of Galileo's experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
What was the central idea behind the geocentric model developed by 4th-century BC Greek philosophers?
What was the central idea behind the geocentric model developed by 4th-century BC Greek philosophers?
According to Aristotle, what determines the rate of fall of an object?
According to Aristotle, what determines the rate of fall of an object?
What is the primary function of a telescope in astronomy?
What is the primary function of a telescope in astronomy?
How did Eratosthenes calculate the Earth's circumference?
How did Eratosthenes calculate the Earth's circumference?
What was the limitation of Galileo's experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
What was the limitation of Galileo's experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
What is the main characteristic of free fall?
What is the main characteristic of free fall?
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