Kepler's Laws and the History of Astronomy

Kepler's Laws and the History of Astronomy

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Kepler's Laws and the History of Astronomy

Kepler's Laws and the History of Astronomy

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Paul Looyen

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who developed the three planetary laws of motion?

Galileo Galilei

Johannes Kepler

Isaac Newton

Tycho Brahe

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the view of the universe before Copernicus?

Elliptocentric

Galactocentric

Heliocentric

Geocentric

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape did Kepler determine the planets' orbits to be?

Circular

Elliptical

Parabolic

Hyperbolic

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Tycho Brahe contribute to astronomy?

Developed the telescope

Made precise measurements of the cosmos

Discovered gravity

Proposed the heliocentric model

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Kepler's Second Law?

Planets emit light when they are closest to the Sun

Planets move faster when closer to the Sun

The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis

The orbit of a planet is an ellipse

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Kepler's Third Law state?

The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis

The force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance

Planets move in a circular orbit

The Sun moves around the Earth

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who confirmed the heliocentric model using a telescope?

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

Johannes Kepler

Tycho Brahe

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