Physical Science Quiz

Who made the first attempt to create a heliocentric model of the Universe?

• Tycho Brahe

• Ptolemy

• Aristarchus of Samos

• Nicolaus Copernicus

In which model of the Universe was the Earth considered spherical and far from the sun?

• Tycho Brahe Model

• Aristarchus Model

• Ptolemy's model

• Copernicus's Model

Who was hesitant to publish his findings about the heliocentric model due to fear of condemnation?

• Aristarchus of Samos

• Tycho Brahe

• Ptolemy

• Nicolaus Copernicus

According to Copernicus's Model of Universe, where was the sun located?

• At the center of the Universe

• Orbiting the Earth

• At the edge of the Universe

• Inside the Earth

Who disproved Aristotle's concept of an unchanging universe by observing a new star in the constellation of Cassiopeia in 1572?

• Ptolemy

• Tycho Brahe

• Aristarchus of Samos

• Nicolaus Copernicus

According to Johannes Kepler, what shape do planets revolve around the sun in?

• Triangles

• Ellipses

• Circles

• Squares

What law states that the orbit of each planet about the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the foci of the ellipse?

• Law of Harmony

• Law of Period

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Ellipse

Which model of the Universe had Earth at the center, with the sun and the moon revolving around it?

• Ptolemy's model

• Tycho Brahe Model

• Aristarchus Model

• Copernicus's Model

Who produced an improved heliocentric model of the Universe based on the Copernican model and data collected by Brahe?

• Johannes Kepler

• Ptolemy

• Aristarchus of Samos

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Which law implies that planets actually speed up as they go nearer to the sun?

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Harmony

• Law of Period

• Law of Ellipse