Advanced Higher Physics Astrophysics Quiz

Advanced Higher Physics Astrophysics Quiz

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Holly Farnham

Physics

12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first to suggest that the Earth was just another planet, centered only within the lunar sphere?

Claudius Ptolemy

Nicolaus Copernicus

Tycho Brahe

Johannes Kepler

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the value of the Universal Gravitational Constant (G)?

6.67 x 10^-11 N m^2 kg^-2

9.8 m s^-2

3.84 x 10^8 m

2.36 x 10^6 s

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the force experienced per unit mass in a gravitational field called?

Gravitational potential energy

Gravitational field strength

Escape velocity

Gravitational redshift

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the variation of 'g' with height above the Earth's surface?

Rotation of the Earth

Density of the Earth

Shape of the Earth

Mass of the Earth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum value of 'g' at sea level?

9.832 m s^-2

9.780 m s^-2

9.81 m s^-2

9.82 m s^-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula for the period of a satellite in circular orbit?

T = 2πr / GM

T = 2πr / (GM)^2

T = 2πr / (GM)^3

T = 2πr / (GM)^4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the kinetic energy of a satellite in a gravitational field?

E_K = GMm / r

E_K = GMm^2 / r

E_K = GMm / (2r)

E_K = GMm^2 / (2r)

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