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Question 1

What was the relationship between Tycho and Kepler?

Tycho worked for Kepler

Kepler worked for Tycho

Tycho and Kepler were competitors

They made the same discoveries independently

Question 2

What is the semimajor axis (in AU) of a planet with an orbital period of 75 years?

Question 3

What was Galileo's final punishment for his disagreement with the Catholic Church?

He served 10 years in prison.

He was fined the equivalent of 10 years wages.

He was sentenced to death.

He was placed under house arrest for life.

Question 4

The statement: "A planet's orbital period squared is equal to its semimajor axis cubed." is also known as ...

Kepler's Second Law

Newton's Law of Gravity

Kepler's First Law

Kepler's Third Law

Question 5

The idea that planets do not move at constant speeds in their orbits can be attributed to...

Copernicus

Tycho

Kepler

Galileo

Question 6

What is the force of gravity (in Newtons) acting between the Earth and a 125-kg person standing on the surface of the Earth?

Question 7

What is the force of gravity (in Newtons) acting between the Sun and a 4,500-kg rocket that is 0.75 AU from the Sun?

Question 8

What is the force of gravity (in Newtons) acting between the Earth and a 5-kg bowling ball that is resting on the surface of the Earth?

Question 9

What is the force of gravity (in Newtons) acting between the Earth and a 100-kg person who is on board the International Space Station, 350 km above the surface of the Earth?

Question 10

The first proof that the Earth orbits the Sun was provided by...

Galileo's observation of the phases of Venus

Kepler's Laws

Newton's Law of Universal Gravity

Tycho's observations of the motion of Mars

Question 11

Which of the following did Galileo not observe with his telescope?

mountains on the Moon

the planet Neptune

sun spots

the moons around Jupiter

Question 12

The statement: "Planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus." is also known as ...

Kepler's Third Law

Newton's Law of Gravity

Kepler's Second Law

Kepler's First Law

Question 13

When Kepler began his work, which solar system model was able to make the most accurate predictions?

Ptolemy's model

Tycho's model

Copernicus' model

All the models were more or less equivalent

Question 14

The statement: "An object in motion will continue in motion unless acted on by an outside force." is also known as...

Kepler's First Law

Kepler's Third Law

Kepler's Second Law

Newton's First Law

Question 15

What key event allowed Kepler to develop his own model for solar system motion?

Galileo's invention of the telescope

The 30-Years War

The Papal Inquisition

The untimely death of Tycho

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