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earth science test 1
early astromony - topographic maps
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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