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earth science test 1

early astromony - topographic maps

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Our solar system lies within the Milky Way galaxy? True
Astronomy is arguably one of the oldest sciences. True
Tycho Brahe was the first early astronomer to develop a convincing explanation for the periodic retrograde motion of the planets. False
Tycho Brahe was famous for calculating the most accurate measurements of planetary positions available at that time and for a long time thereafter. Brahe data was used by Kepler to develop his laws. True
The first heliocentric model was proposed by Nicholaus Copernicus. True
Johannes Kepler first explained parallax. False
The first accurate estimate of earth's circumference was determined by Claudius Ptolemy. False
Democritus compiled the first list of stars. False
Which scientist determined the nature of the forces thats keep planets in their orbits? Newton
A mercator projection map shows _________. accurate directions but has distorted sizes and distances. (3d map on 2d paper)
A hypothesis can become a theory if ________. The hypothesis is tested extensively and competing hypotheses are elimated.
The four largest moons of Jupiter are collectively and commonly refered to as ______. The Galilean moons.
What map projection is produced by touching a theoretical circle to a point on the earths surface? Gnomonic. (looks like a circle)
What is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate? Meteorology
What is caused by human interactions with the earth system? air, water pollution and deforestation
How much of the earth's surface is covered by oceans? 70%
As the distance between two objects increases the gravitational attraction between the same two objects _________. decreases
The most common topographic maps cover _______ of longitude and _______of latitude. 7.5', 7.5'
One astronomical unit "AU" averages about _____. 150,000,000 KM
What is the driving force for movement of the lithospheric plates? unequal distribution of heat within earth.
Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole is a ____________. system
Who first determined that earth's moon shines by reflecting the suns light rather than being a source of light? Anaxagoras
Which ancient astronomer developed a geocentric model of the universe explaining the observable motions of the planets? Ptolemy
What branch of earth science deals with the study of earth's atmosphere? meteorology
Which astronomer spent twenty years plotting the positions of the planets? Brahe
Aristotle concluded that earth was round because ________. It always cast a curved shadow during lunar eclipse.
Which scientist discovered that Venus has phases just like the moon? Galileo
Geology is the study of _______. Earth
Earth is closest to the sun at a point called ______. perihelion
Earth is farthest from the sun at a point called ______. Aphelion
Earth is farthest from the moon at a point called _______. Apogee
Earth is nearest to the moon at a point called ______ perogee
Why were earth's minerals and rocks able to separate into layers of differing density? The were once molten.
The true shape of planetary orbit was discovered by ________. Kepler
The geocentric model of the universe stated that __________. Earth was the center of the universe.
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