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Chapterg2g g ThegCopernicangRevolution:gThegBirthgofgModerngScience

2.1 True/FalsegQuestions

1) ItgwasgthegChinesegwhogprovidedgcriticalgancientgdatagongsupernovaegandgcomet
s.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.1

2) IslamicgscholarsghelpedgpreservegthegastronomygofgAncientgGreecegduringgEurope'sgDarkgAge
s.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.1

3) Whengagplanetgretrogrades,gitgappearsgtogmovegwestwardgforgweeksgatgagtim
e.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.2

4) LikegthegSungandgthegMoon,gthegplanetsgappeargtogmovegfromgwestgtogeastgfromgonegdaygtogt
hegnext.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.2

5) LikegthegSungandgthegMoon,gthegstarsgappeargtogmovegfromgwestgtogeastgfromgonegdaygtogt
hegnext.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.2

6) Asgoriginallygstated,gthegCopernicangmodelgdidgnogbettergjobgofgpredictinggplanetarygbehavi
orgthangdidgthegPtolemaicgone.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.3

7) Galileo'sgobservationsgofgthegentiregphasegcyclegofgVenusgprovedgthatgPtolemy'sgepicycle
sgcouldgnotgbegcorrectgingkeepinggVenusgbetweengusgandgthegSun.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.4




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8) Galileo'sgobservationsgofgsunspotsgprovedgthegSungwasgrotating,glikegthegEart
h.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.4

9) Keplergfoundgthegorbitsgofgplanetsgaregellipses,gnotgcircles
.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.5

10) Thegorbitsgofgmostgofgthegplanetsgingourgsolargsystemghavegeccentricitiesgclosegtogzer
o.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.5

11) KeplergbasedghisgtheoriesgongthegprecisegplanetarygobservationsgofgTychogBrah
e.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.5

12) Thegeccentricitygofgagperfectlygcirculargorbitgisg1
.gAnswer:g FALSE
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.5

13) Keplergdeterminedgthegshapegofgeachgplanet'sgorbitgbygtriangulationgfromgdifferentgpointsgo
ngEarth'sgorbit,gusinggobservationsgmadegatgmanygdifferentgtimesgofgthegyear.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.5

14) Mercury,gwithgaghighergeccentricitygorbit,gshouldgchangegitsgorbitalgspeedgmoregthangd
ogVenusgorgEarth.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.5

15) Agplanetg(orgcomet)gwillgspeedgupgasgitgapproachesgthegSu
n.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.5

16) TransitsgofgVenusgweregcriticalgingearlygdeterminationsgofgthegA.U
.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.5


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17) Newton'sgLawsgcompletelygreplacedgthegincorrectgworkgofgKepler
.gAnswer:g FALSE
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.5

18) Newton'sgmodificationgofgKepler'sgThirdgLawgletsgusgmeasuregthegmassgofgthegSu
n.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.5

19) Newton'sgLawgofgGravitygwouldgexplaingwhygSaturn,gsogfargfromgthegSun,gmovesgsogslowl
ygacrossgthegsky.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.7

20) Ifgthegmassgofgagbodygweregdoubled,gitsggravitygwouldgbecomeg4gtimesgstronge
r.gAnswer:g FALSE
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.7

21) AccordinggtogNewton'sgsecondglaw,gifgyougdoublegthegforcegactinggongagbody,gthegacceleratio
ngwillgdouble.
Answer:g TRUEg
Diff:g2
SectiongRef:g 2.7

2.2 MultiplegChoicegQuestions

1) ThegprincipalgculturegthatgtransferredgGreekgastronomicalgknowledgegtogRenaissancegEurop
egwas:
A) Byzantine.
B) Chinese.
C) Mongol.
D) Islamic.
E) Mayan.g
Answer:g D
gDiff:g1
SectiongRef:g 2.2




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