Which of the following people or peoples of antiquity
were responsible for the following knowledge/information. Use the
following answers for the questions below (The answers could be used more
than once.)
a. The Egyptians
b. The mainland Greek and hellenistic cultures c. Aristotle
d.Plato e. The Ionian Greeks
They devise the first sun calendar of 365 days, define
the zodiac, explain the universe with myths
Primarely a moral philosopher, he puts together a 2
sphere model of the universe; believes that the earth is imperfect,
and that ideas and ideals are the fundamental reality of the universe
Alexander the Great's tutor, put together treatises on
logic and natural knowledge(philosophy) that will re-emerge 1500
years later; puts together a model of the universe that consists of 55
spheres; and believes that models should actually represent
reality
Remove Gods as the reason for heavenly events and are
the first to maintain that the universe is a regular and orderly
place that behaves according to its nature
This culture is responsible for "inventing" natural
philosophy
Which of the following cultures is the only
one that formulated explanations that are not mythic?:
a. the Egyptians b. the
Babylonian c. the Chinese d. Renaissance
Western Europe e. they are all mythic
Which statement below applies to the mythic perspective?
a. The planets and stars are
gods which control our lives b. All objects behave
according to their nature c. the universe behaves
consistently across space and time
d. The universe is not the basic reality, it is only the shadow of
ideas and ideals
e. all of these statements are mythic
Given:
a. Aristotle b. Ptolemy
c. Copernicus d. Brahe e. Kepler , who was it that
Was first in modern times (ca 1550CE)
to propose a heliocentric model
Did not believe in the heliocentric
model and made careful observations throughout his career, whose data were
later used by Kepler
First to correctly describe (not explain)
the motion of planets with three laws
Student of Plato, tutor to Alexander
the Great, believed that all motion was either natural or violent
Lived in Roman times, was the greatest
astronomer of antiquity, put together a system of the heavens that
would last for nearly 1500 years
Stated that planets move around the
sun in ellipses with the sun at one of the foci
Given:
a. Kepler b. Galileo c. Newton
d. Hubble e. Einstein, who was it that
First used the telescope as an astronomical
tool and saw the moons of Jupiter, mountains on the moon
Showed that the universe is composed
of a great number of galaxies and we live in one of these
Showed that there are no absolute
frames of reference, and that the only absolute in the universe is
the speed of light
Invented the reflecting telescope,
explained why objects move, and put together the first gravitational
theory
Motion refers to a change in position over time relative
to
a. the earth's surface b. the sun c.
a specified frame of reference d. the center of the earth
e. the center of the universe
There are ___ dimensions associated with SPACE.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3
d. 4 e. 5
There are ___ dimensions associated with TIME.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3
d. 4 e. 5
Mass
a. is a constant property of an object under normal
conditions b. varies depending on the amount of gravitational
pull c. is zero in outer space d. will vary with the position
of an object e. none of the above
In order for a mass to move without accelerating
(uniform straight line motion):
a. a constant force must act on it
b. it must have a destination c. it must move in a circle
d. it must do constant work e. it requires
no force, it is inertial.
According to Einstein, the velocity of light in a vacuum:
a. increases as the source moves towards you
b. decreases as the source moves away from you c. constant
regardless of the motion of the source. d. constant only if
the source is moving parallel to you
e. everything is relative, so all the above could be true
The force that accelerates a car on a road is exerted
by (the):
a. road on the car b.car on
the road c. air friction d. gravity on the car
e. inertia
If we take a mass and accelerate it over twice the
distance compared to an identical mass
a. we have done half the work b. we
have done twice the work c. We have done the same amount of
work d. the inverse square law came into play
e. they all are correct statements.
What is the strongest force in the universe?
a. Electromagnetic b. Gravitational
c. Nuclear d. Frictional
e. inertial
When twice the force is applied to an object,
the object will accelerate:
a. four times as much b. twice as much
c. at the same rate as before d. half as much
e. none of these
Which of these is the weakest force in the universe?
a. gravitational b. centrifugal c.
frictional d. nuclear e. electromagnetic
Vectors differ from scalars in that they also have:
a. magnitude b. direction
c. intensity d. frequency e. location
In the following questions, tell me which of Newton's
laws best applies to the example
Use: a if it's Newton's first law b. The
second law c. The third law
d. none of them:
a space probe that keeps moving in
space without any rocket engines
walking, or how the oars on a rowboat
work propel a boat forward
a planet going around the sun
A body at rest will still have:
a. speed b. velocity c. energy
d. kinetic energy e. none of these.
If one throws a ball at a wall, the ball bounces off.
The FORCE that causes the ball to bounce off is:
a. the action force of the hand that threw the
ball b. the reaction force of the wall on the ball
c. the action force of the ball on the wall
d. the reaction of the ball and the hand
e. none of these
When the net force on a mass doubles, its acceleration
will:
a. quadruple b. double c. remain the
same d. halve e. none of these
Work is:
a. a force applied over a distance
b. an acceleration on a mass c. inertia
d. a mass moving at the same speed, in a straight line over a distance
e. it could be any of these
Energy is:
a. a force applied over a distance
b. an acceleration on a mass c. inertia
d. a mass moving at the same speed, in a straight line over a distance
e. how much work an object could do
A MOVING object has:
a. mass b. velocity c. speed
d. energy e. all of these
Which of the following must ALWAYS be conserved in
any system?
a. total of all energies b. kinetic energy
c. heat d. thermal energy e. potential energy
If you were coasting on a frictionless sheet of ice,
it would be an illustration of Newton's ____ law:
a. first b. second
c. third d. you can't second-guess Newton, he's no longer with
us.
e. all three of his laws
Which of the following energy transformations involves
conservation of energy?
a. changing electrical energy into light energy
in a light bulb b. changing electrical energy into
kinetic energy with an electrical motor. c. changing nuclear energy
into electrical energy in a nuclear plant
d. all three do e.
none are completely efficient so none do.
As a system becomes more disordered, its entropy :
a. increases b. decreases c. remains
the same d. could be any of the above e. none of the above