AS Science in society: The Universe
A short quiz about some key principles in the topic: The Universe, from the AS course Science in society.
- Created by: Will Stainsby
- Created on: 09-05-10 13:59
Other questions in this quiz
2. What is Kepler's first law of planetary motion?
- All stellar objects orbit around a point.
- The orbits of the planets are ellipses
- All matter has a gravitational field.
3. What is the shape of a planets orbit?
- elliptical
- triangular
- circular
- hexagonal
- square
4. Who was Tycho Brahe
- Italian astronomer who first used the telescope to look at stars
- Greek astromomer who first invented the idea of a heliocentic model of the universe.
- Danish astronomer famous for inventing the quadrant to make much more accurate calculations
- Greek astronomer who came up with a geocentric model of the universe
5. In which century did Galileo Galilei write his book "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems"?
- 19th
- 17th
- 15th
- 16th
- 18th
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