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Science Quiz 1

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True or false Stars set below the horizon at the same time each night. False
True or false The universe is made up of billions of galaxies separated by huge distances. True
Stars set about ___ minutes earlier each day. 4
True or false Astrology is the science of studying the stars. False
The speed of light has been measured to be about _____ miles a second. 186,000
The Earth is located within a galaxy called the Milky Way
A light year is a measure of _____. distance
The name of the North Star is Polaris
The point in the sky which is directly overhead is called the zenith
The belief of early astronomers that the Earth was the center of the universe is called the _____ theory geocentric
True or false Modern science cannot tell us the original source of energy. True
True or false The known laws of chemistry and physics can explain the origin of matter. False
True or false Aristotle and Ptolemy both reasoned that the celestial bodies must be provided with a source of motion. True
Why did Aristotle's geocentric theory fail to match the expected predictions? A few celestial objects appear to have retrograde motion.
It is now known that the celestial objects which appear to move backwards among the stars are _____. Planets
The phenomenon in the sky where multiple meteors can be sometimes observed is referred to as a _____. meteor shower
Meteorites and meteoric dust are usually magnetic because meteors contain _____ Iron
measure of distance light year
home of the solar system Milky Way
star pattern constellation
winter constellation Orion
North Star Polaris
origin of the universe cosmology
of the sky celestial
planets wanderers
path of sun and planets zodiac
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