PS-Q#1-Q2

Who argued that not only is the earth circular, but it is also a circle of no great size

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

• Eratosthenes

He pointed out that when the earth casts a shadow on the moon during the lunar eclipse , the shadow is always circular.

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Eratosthenes

• Pythagoras

In what direction does sun rises ?

• North

• East

• West

• South

What early model of universe is being illustrated in this picture?

• Heliocentric

• Geoheliocentric

• Geocentric

Who proposed this early model of the Universe ?

• Tycho Brahe

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy

• Coppernicus

These are the tools used by Tycho Brahe to observe and study the celestial bodies

• Sextant

• Armillary Spheres

• Mural Quadrant

• Telescope

What do you call this natural phenomena happened between sun and earth ?

• Perihelion

• Aphelion

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

Which of the following analogies is correctly matched ?

• Geocentric: Ptolemy;

  Heliocentric: Brahe;

  Geoheliocentric: Coppernicus

• Geocentric: Brahe ;

  Heliocentric: Ptolemy ;

  Geoheliocentric: Coppernicus

• Geocentric: Coppernicus;

  Heliocentric : Ptolemy ;

  Geoheliocentric: Brahe

• Geocentric: Ptolemy;

  Heliocentric: Coppernicus ;

  Geoheliocentric: Brahe

Galileo used sextant to measure the angular distance between stars

• TRUE

• FALSE

In heliocentric model, Earth revolves around Sun which is in its stationary position.

• True

• False