# Astronomy college course/Kepler/Quiz01

Astronomy college course#Kepler

## AstroKepler_Study

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### AstroKepler_Study-v1s1

1. Kepler began his career as a teacher of
    ___ a) mathematics
    ___ b) history
    ___ c) philosophy
    ___ d) theology
    ___ e) astronomy
2. Kepler is also known for his improvements to
    ___ a) a perpetual motion machine
    ___ b) Ptolemy's star charts
    ___ c) the abacus
    ___ d) the telescope
    ___ e) translations of the Bible
3. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
4. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of mathematics
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
5. In Kepler's era, astronomy closely linked to astrology
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
6. In Kepler's era, physics (how and why things moved) was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
7. Kepler incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
8. Kepler avoided religious arguments and reasoning in his work
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
9. How would one describe the status of Kepler's family when he was a child?
    ___ a) wealthy but not of noble birth
    ___ b) his father and grandfather were scientists
    ___ c) wealth and of noble birth
    ___ d) of noble birth, but in poverty
    ___ e) neither wealthy nor of noble birth
10. As a child, Kepler's interest in astronomy grew as a result of
    ___ a) watching his uncle make a telescope
    ___ b) a comet
    ___ c) a lunar eclipse
    ___ d) a solar eclipse
    ___ e) two of these
11. When Kepler's studies at the university were over, what he really wanted to do was
    ___ a) visit Athens
    ___ b) work with Newton
    ___ c) visit Rome
    ___ d) work with Tycho
    ___ e) become a minister
12. Which of the following is NOT associated with Kepler's Laws
    ___ a) planets farther from the Sun have longer orbital periods.
    ___ b) planets speed up as they approach the sun
    ___ c) circular motions with epicycles
    ___ d) elliptical paths for the planets
    ___ e) Earth orbits the sun
13. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated at one focal point of the ellipse
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
14. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated midway between the two focal points of the ellipse
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
15. Newton was able to use the motion of the Moon to calculate the universal constant of gravity, G
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
16. The force of (gravitational) attraction between you and a friend is small because neither of you possess significant mass
    ___ a) true
    ___ b) false
17. Cavendish finally measured G by carefully weighing the force between
    ___ a) Sun and Moon
    ___ b) Earth and Sun
    ___ c) Earth and Moon
    ___ d) Jupiter and moons
    ___ e) two lead balls

#### Key to AstroKepler_Study-v1s1

1. Kepler began his career as a teacher of
    + a) mathematics
    - b) history
    - c) philosophy
    - d) theology
    - e) astronomy
2. Kepler is also known for his improvements to
    - a) a perpetual motion machine
    - b) Ptolemy's star charts
    - c) the abacus
    + d) the telescope
    - e) translations of the Bible
3. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
    - a) true
    + b) false
4. In Kepler's era, astronomy was usually considered a part of mathematics
    + a) true
    - b) false
5. In Kepler's era, astronomy closely linked to astrology
    + a) true
    - b) false
6. In Kepler's era, physics (how and why things moved) was usually considered a part of natural philosophy
    + a) true
    - b) false
7. Kepler incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work
    + a) true
    - b) false
8. Kepler avoided religious arguments and reasoning in his work
    - a) true
    + b) false
9. How would one describe the status of Kepler's family when he was a child?
    - a) wealthy but not of noble birth
    - b) his father and grandfather were scientists
    - c) wealth and of noble birth
    + d) of noble birth, but in poverty
    - e) neither wealthy nor of noble birth
10. As a child, Kepler's interest in astronomy grew as a result of
    - a) watching his uncle make a telescope
    - b) a comet
    - c) a lunar eclipse
    - d) a solar eclipse
    + e) two of these
11. When Kepler's studies at the university were over, what he really wanted to do was
    - a) visit Athens
    - b) work with Newton
    - c) visit Rome
    - d) work with Tycho
    + e) become a minister
12. Which of the following is NOT associated with Kepler's Laws
    - a) planets farther from the Sun have longer orbital periods.
    - b) planets speed up as they approach the sun
    + c) circular motions with epicycles
    - d) elliptical paths for the planets
    - e) Earth orbits the sun
13. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated at one focal point of the ellipse
    + a) true
    - b) false
14. As a planet orbits the Sun, the Sun is situated midway between the two focal points of the ellipse
    - a) true
    + b) false
15. Newton was able to use the motion of the Moon to calculate the universal constant of gravity, G
    - a) true
    + b) false
16. The force of (gravitational) attraction between you and a friend is small because neither of you possess significant mass
    + a) true
    - b) false
17. Cavendish finally measured G by carefully weighing the force between
    - a) Sun and Moon
    - b) Earth and Sun
    - c) Earth and Moon
    - d) Jupiter and moons
    + e) two lead balls

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