¿Cómo medimos el COSMOS? (Con Aldo de El Robot de Platón)

¿Cómo medimos el COSMOS? (Con Aldo de El Robot de Platón)

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Science

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

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The video explores historical and modern methods of measuring cosmic distances. It begins with Eratosthenes and Hipparchus' calculations of the Earth and Moon's sizes. The concept of parallax and trigonometry is introduced to explain distance measurement. Aristarchus' early attempt to calculate the Sun's distance is discussed, followed by the more accurate method using the transit of Venus. Modern techniques, including radar, provide precise measurements of celestial distances.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first to calculate the approximate diameter of the Earth?

Aristarchus of Samos

Eratosthenes

Hipparchus of Nicaea

James Gregory

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phenomenon allows us to calculate distances by observing the apparent shift of an object when viewed from different positions?

Diffraction

Parallax

Refraction

Eclipse

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Aristarchus of Samos used which celestial event to deduce the distance to the Sun?

Half Moon

Solar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

Transit of Venus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What celestial event did James Gregory and Edmund Haley propose to use for measuring the distance to the Sun?

Lunar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse

Transit of Venus

Comet Passage

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun as calculated using modern methods?

384,400 km

149,597,870 km

127,000 km

391,878 km