Physical Science Quiz

Which of the following ancient Greek philosophers compute d for the circumference of the Earth?

• Anaxagoras

• Pythagoras

• Erathosthenes

• Aristotle

He believed that the Earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.

• Anaxagoras

• Pythagoras

• Erathosthenes

• Aristotle

He believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.

• Ptolemy

• Pythagoras

• Erathosthenes

• Aristotle

What is the shape of the Earth as described by modern astronomy?

• ellipsoid

• oblate spheroid

• hyperboloid

• oblate paraloid

It is an astronomical model in which the Earth and the planets revolve around the Sun.

• Geocentrism

• Heliocentrism

• Solstice

• Eclipse

Any theory of the structure of the solar system ( or the universe) in which the Earth is assumed to be the the center of it all.

• Geocentrism

• Heliocentrism

• Solstice

• Eclipse

This is the branch of physical science dealing with heavenly bodies?

• Astrology

• Astronomy

• Geography

• Geology

What do you call the changing views of the moon?

• faces

• phases

• reflections

• seasons

How many days is it from one full moon to the next full moon?

• 25.9

• 27.9

• 29.5

• 31.5

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