CAPA SET 3 QUESTIONS AND
REVISED ANSWERS (ALL ARE
CORRECT)
The following discoveries that helped to show that the heliocentric model was correct.
A) Galileo's discovery of satellites orbiting Jupiter.
B) Kepler's discovery that the planets orbits are ellipses.
C) Aristotle did not observe stellar parallax.
D) Ptolemy's use of epicycles to explain retrograde motion.
E) Discovery that the Earth is round.
F) Galileo observed a full set of phases for Venus. - Answer- a, galileo's discovery of
satellites orbiting jupiter, b, kepler's discovery that planets orbit in ellipses, f, galileo
discovered a full set of phases for venus
Match each discovery, model, or Law with the person we credit with discovering them.
(Select T-Tycho Brahe, K-Kepler, G-Galileo, A-Aristotle, P-Ptolemy, N-Newton If the first
is T and the rest K, enter
TKKKKK).
A) Discovered moons orbiting Jupiter.
B) Devised the earliest geocentric solar system models.
C) Planets do not move at constant speeds in thier orbits.
D) Described the meaning of force by three laws.
E) Devised the best Earth-centered (geocentric) model of the solar system using
epicycles.
F) Made careful measurements of the location of the planets good to 1 arcmin. -
Answer- galileo discovered moons orbiting jupiter, aristotle devised the earliest
geocentric solar system models, kepler discovered that planets do not move at constant
speeds in their orbits, newton described the meaning of force by three laws, ptolemy
devised the best geocentric model of the solar system using epicycles, tycho brahe
made careful measurements of the location of the planets good to 1 archmin.
What do we mean by a "geocentric" model of the Universe?
A) It is the name given to sphere-shaped models that show all the constellations as they
appear in our sky on the celestial sphere.
B) A model of the Milky Way Galaxy that has our solar system located at its center.
C) A model designed to explain what we see in the sky while having the Earth located in
the center of the Universe.
, D) A model designed to explain what we see in the sky while having the Earth orbit the
Sun. - Answer- c, a model designed to explain what we see in the sky while having
earth located in center of universe
Which of the following was NOT observed by Galileo?
A) Four moons orbiting Jupiter.
B) Sunspots.
C) Phases of Venus.
D) Mountains and valleys on the Moon.
E) Stellar parallax. - Answer- e, stellar parallax
Which of the following best describes how modern astronomers view astrology?
A) Astrology is new age mumbo-jumbo that was a waste of time when it was invented
thousands of years ago and remains so today.
B) Astrology is a synonym for astronomy.
C) Astrology played an important part in the development of astronomy in ancient times,
but is it not a science by modern standards.
D) Astrology was a great idea until it was disproved by the work of Copernicus, Tycho,
Kepler, and Galileo. - Answer- c, astrology played an important part in the development
of astronomy in ancient times, but it is not a science by modern standards
How did the Ptolemaic model explain the apparent retrograde motion of the planets?
A) The model showed that apparent retrograde motion occurs as Earch passes by
another planet in its orbits.
B) The planets sometimes stopped moving and then reversed to move backward along
their circular orbits.
C) The planets resided on giant spheres that sometimes turned clockwise and
sometimes turned counterclockwise.
D) The planets moved along small circles that moved on larger circles around the Earth.
- Answer- d, the planets moved along small circles that moved on larger circles around
earth
Which of the following claims can be tested by scientific means?
A) people born when the Sun is in the constellation of Leo are more financially
successful than other people.
B) God exists.
C) Mozart is the best composer of all times.
D) green is the best color for walls.
E) the final thoughts of Abraham Lincoln were about the fate of his country. - Answer- a,
people born when the sun is in the constellation of leo are more financially successful
than other people
REVISED ANSWERS (ALL ARE
CORRECT)
The following discoveries that helped to show that the heliocentric model was correct.
A) Galileo's discovery of satellites orbiting Jupiter.
B) Kepler's discovery that the planets orbits are ellipses.
C) Aristotle did not observe stellar parallax.
D) Ptolemy's use of epicycles to explain retrograde motion.
E) Discovery that the Earth is round.
F) Galileo observed a full set of phases for Venus. - Answer- a, galileo's discovery of
satellites orbiting jupiter, b, kepler's discovery that planets orbit in ellipses, f, galileo
discovered a full set of phases for venus
Match each discovery, model, or Law with the person we credit with discovering them.
(Select T-Tycho Brahe, K-Kepler, G-Galileo, A-Aristotle, P-Ptolemy, N-Newton If the first
is T and the rest K, enter
TKKKKK).
A) Discovered moons orbiting Jupiter.
B) Devised the earliest geocentric solar system models.
C) Planets do not move at constant speeds in thier orbits.
D) Described the meaning of force by three laws.
E) Devised the best Earth-centered (geocentric) model of the solar system using
epicycles.
F) Made careful measurements of the location of the planets good to 1 arcmin. -
Answer- galileo discovered moons orbiting jupiter, aristotle devised the earliest
geocentric solar system models, kepler discovered that planets do not move at constant
speeds in their orbits, newton described the meaning of force by three laws, ptolemy
devised the best geocentric model of the solar system using epicycles, tycho brahe
made careful measurements of the location of the planets good to 1 archmin.
What do we mean by a "geocentric" model of the Universe?
A) It is the name given to sphere-shaped models that show all the constellations as they
appear in our sky on the celestial sphere.
B) A model of the Milky Way Galaxy that has our solar system located at its center.
C) A model designed to explain what we see in the sky while having the Earth located in
the center of the Universe.
, D) A model designed to explain what we see in the sky while having the Earth orbit the
Sun. - Answer- c, a model designed to explain what we see in the sky while having
earth located in center of universe
Which of the following was NOT observed by Galileo?
A) Four moons orbiting Jupiter.
B) Sunspots.
C) Phases of Venus.
D) Mountains and valleys on the Moon.
E) Stellar parallax. - Answer- e, stellar parallax
Which of the following best describes how modern astronomers view astrology?
A) Astrology is new age mumbo-jumbo that was a waste of time when it was invented
thousands of years ago and remains so today.
B) Astrology is a synonym for astronomy.
C) Astrology played an important part in the development of astronomy in ancient times,
but is it not a science by modern standards.
D) Astrology was a great idea until it was disproved by the work of Copernicus, Tycho,
Kepler, and Galileo. - Answer- c, astrology played an important part in the development
of astronomy in ancient times, but it is not a science by modern standards
How did the Ptolemaic model explain the apparent retrograde motion of the planets?
A) The model showed that apparent retrograde motion occurs as Earch passes by
another planet in its orbits.
B) The planets sometimes stopped moving and then reversed to move backward along
their circular orbits.
C) The planets resided on giant spheres that sometimes turned clockwise and
sometimes turned counterclockwise.
D) The planets moved along small circles that moved on larger circles around the Earth.
- Answer- d, the planets moved along small circles that moved on larger circles around
earth
Which of the following claims can be tested by scientific means?
A) people born when the Sun is in the constellation of Leo are more financially
successful than other people.
B) God exists.
C) Mozart is the best composer of all times.
D) green is the best color for walls.
E) the final thoughts of Abraham Lincoln were about the fate of his country. - Answer- a,
people born when the sun is in the constellation of leo are more financially successful
than other people
