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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter7: Gravity

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Which of the following does not explain the model of Nicolas Copernicus? *

A. Heliocentic model

B. Earth rotates on its axis

C. Earth revolves with other planets around the sun.

D. Earth lies stationary at the center of the universe.

Aristotle listed down several arguments proving that the Earth is spherical. Which of the following is observed of a cruising ship if the Earth is round? *

A. The ship size didn’t change.

B. The ship became bigger and bigger.

C. The ship became smaller and smaller.

D. The ship became smaller, and then its hull disappeared first before its sail until it completely disappeared.

The first Law of Planetary Motion states: *

A. All planets orbit the Sun in elliptical orbits with the Sun as one common focus

B. The line between a planet and the Sun (the radius vector) sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time.

C. The square of a planet's period, T, is directly proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun, r T2 ∝ r3 or T2/r3 = k

D. Planets move in a circular motion in an orbit

Which of the following did Galileo and Johannes Kepler measured that led them to conclude that the stars are at immeasurable distance from the Earth? *

A. brightness

B. color

C. parallax

D. speed

Who among the following is NOT a proponent of the geocentric model of the universe? *

A. Aristotle

B. Copernicus

C. Hipparchus

D. Ptolemy

During what phase of the Moon can a total visual eclipse of the Moon occur? *

A. Crescent moon

B. Full moon

C. Gibbous moon

D. New moon

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