Astronomy college course/Kepler/Quiz01

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/1/. Kepler began his career as a teacher of
 * ___ a) mathematics


 * ___ b) history


 * ___ c) philosophy


 * ___ d) theology


 * ___ e) astronomy

/2/. Kepler is also known for his improvements to
 * ___ a) a perpetual motion machine


 * ___ b) Ptolemy's star charts


 * ___ c) the abacus


 * ___ d) the telescope


 * ___ e) translations of the Bible

/3/. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/4/. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of mathematics
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/5/. In Kepler's era, astronomy closely linked to astrology
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/6/. In Kepler's era, physics (how and why things moved) was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/7/. Kepler incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/8/. Kepler avoided religious arguments and reasoning in his work
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/9/. How would one describe the status of Kepler's family when he was a child?
 * ___ a) wealthy but not of noble birth


 * ___ b) his father and grandfather were scientists


 * ___ c) wealth and of noble birth


 * ___ d) of noble birth, but in poverty


 * ___ e) neither wealthy nor of noble birth

/10/. As a child, Kepler's interest in astronomy grew as a result of
 * ___ a) watching his uncle make a telescope


 * ___ b) a comet


 * ___ c) a lunar eclipse


 * ___ d) a solar eclipse


 * ___ e) two of these

/11/. When Kepler's studies at the university were over, what he really wanted to do was
 * ___ a) visit Athens


 * ___ b) work with Newton


 * ___ c) visit Rome


 * ___ d) work with Tycho


 * ___ e) become a minister

/12/. Which of the following is NOT associated with Kepler's Laws
 * ___ a) planets farther from the Sun have longer orbital periods.


 * ___ b) planets speed up as they approach the sun


 * ___ c) circular motions with epicycles


 * ___ d) elliptical paths for the planets


 * ___ e) Earth orbits the sun

/13/. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated at one focal point of the ellipse
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/14/. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated midway between the two focal points of the ellipse
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/15/. Newton was able to use the motion of the Moon to calculate the universal constant of gravity, G
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/16/. The force of (gravitational) attraction between you and a friend is small because neither of you possess significant mass
 * ___ a) true


 * ___ b) false

/17/. Cavendish finally measured G by carefully weighing the force between
 * ___ a) Sun and Moon


 * ___ b) Earth and Sun


 * ___ c) Earth and Moon


 * ___ d) Jupiter and moons


 * ___ e) two lead balls

Key to AstroKepler_Study-v1s1
/1/. Kepler began his career as a teacher of
 * + a) mathematics


 * - b) history


 * - c) philosophy


 * - d) theology


 * - e) astronomy

/2/. Kepler is also known for his improvements to
 * - a) a perpetual motion machine


 * - b) Ptolemy's star charts


 * - c) the abacus


 * + d) the telescope


 * - e) translations of the Bible

/3/. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
 * - a) true


 * + b) false

/4/. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of mathematics
 * + a) true


 * - b) false

/5/. In Kepler's era, astronomy closely linked to astrology
 * + a) true


 * - b) false

/6/. In Kepler's era, physics (how and why things moved) was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
 * + a) true


 * - b) false

/7/. Kepler incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work
 * + a) true


 * - b) false

/8/. Kepler avoided religious arguments and reasoning in his work
 * - a) true


 * + b) false

/9/. How would one describe the status of Kepler's family when he was a child?
 * - a) wealthy but not of noble birth


 * - b) his father and grandfather were scientists


 * - c) wealth and of noble birth


 * + d) of noble birth, but in poverty


 * - e) neither wealthy nor of noble birth

/10/. As a child, Kepler's interest in astronomy grew as a result of
 * - a) watching his uncle make a telescope


 * - b) a comet


 * - c) a lunar eclipse


 * - d) a solar eclipse


 * + e) two of these

/11/. When Kepler's studies at the university were over, what he really wanted to do was
 * - a) visit Athens


 * - b) work with Newton


 * - c) visit Rome


 * - d) work with Tycho


 * + e) become a minister

/12/. Which of the following is NOT associated with Kepler's Laws
 * - a) planets farther from the Sun have longer orbital periods.


 * - b) planets speed up as they approach the sun


 * + c) circular motions with epicycles


 * - d) elliptical paths for the planets


 * - e) Earth orbits the sun

/13/. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated at one focal point of the ellipse
 * + a) true


 * - b) false

/14/. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated midway between the two focal points of the ellipse
 * - a) true


 * + b) false

/15/. Newton was able to use the motion of the Moon to calculate the universal constant of gravity, G
 * - a) true


 * + b) false

/16/. The force of (gravitational) attraction between you and a friend is small because neither of you possess significant mass
 * + a) true


 * - b) false

/17/. Cavendish finally measured G by carefully weighing the force between
 * - a) Sun and Moon


 * - b) Earth and Sun


 * - c) Earth and Moon


 * - d) Jupiter and moons


 * + e) two lead balls


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