GENED7 Mastery Test-Prelim

The Ancient Greeks were considered the first scientists of our world. What kind of scientists they were called?

• Speculative scientists
• Ancient scientists
• Greek scientist

Copernicus proposed the Heliocentric theory which states that the Sun is at the center of the universe. But before him, who was the first person to believe that the Sun was actually the one at the center?

• Aristarchus
• Aristotle
• Eratosthenes

Johannes Kepler published his three laws of planetary motion. Which of the following does not refer to his laws?

• Law of inertia
• Law of ellipse
• Law of periods

Which of the following BEST describes the major roles of science and technology in our everyday lives?

• They make difficult tasks easier.
• To develop products.
• The driving force of progress.

The Sumerian civilization had many contributions in science and technology that the modern people are taking benefits of. Which of the following is NOT included?

• Printer
• Cuneiform
• Irrigation and Dikes

What did Aristotle believe about the composition of celestial bodies like the Sun, Moon, and planets?

• They are made of a fifth element called aether.
• They are made of the four elements.
• They are composed of earth and water only.

In taxonomy, which two classifications are belong in the scientific name of an organism?

• genus and species
• order and family
• domain and kingdom

What is the name of the theory that posited the Earth as the center of the universe, with the Sun and planets orbiting it?

• Geocentric Theory
• Heliocentric Theory
• Copernican Theory

What is the term for the theory that places the Sun at the center of the solar system, with planets, including Earth, orbiting around it?

• Heliocentric Theory
• Geocentric Theory
• Ptolemaic Theory

Who challenged the 16th-century belief that planets move in circles and proposed that they orbit the Sun in ellipses?

• Johannes Kepler
• Galileo Galilei
• Nicolaus Copernicus