Heliocentric - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In terms of hierarchy, which is the largest thing? a. Quark b. Atom c. Compound d. Element correct answers Compound Which element is the largest to be formed by stellar nucleosynthesis?a. Hydrogen b. Silicon c. Oxygen d. Iron correct answers Iron For the heliocentric model of the solar system, which is centrally located? a. Earth b. Sun c. Milky Way d. Star correct answers Sun From the podcast, snowdrifts, Comet 67P/C-G likely came from_____? a. P...

What does a spectrometer measure? a) resolution b) how much light of each color is coming from a sky object c) subtended angle between stars d) length of a sidereal year - Answer-b) how much light of each color is coming from a sky The apparent path of the sun, moon, planets, and zodiac across the sky is called the a) equator b) celestial equator c) ecliptic d) horizon - Answer-c) ecliptic What is special about the stars Mizar and Alcor in the Big Dipper? a) they are actually a system...

Heliocentric Theory Places the sun at the center of the solar system, stating that ll other bodies in the solar system orbit it. This was in direct contradiction to Ptolemy's geocentric theory, which stated Earth was the center of the Universe. Geocentric Theory Earth is the center of the Universe Nicolaus Copernicus Widely credited as the father of the heliocentric theory. Although he was not the first to propose the concept, his was the first mathematical model which correctly predicted...

Colombian exchange - trade between Europe and the Americas Phillip II - Spanish ruler who lost the Netherlands Johannes Kepler - used mathematics to prove Copernicus was right heliocentric - sun-centered theory scientific method - reaching conclusions through observing, measuring, and testing Amerigo Vespucci - believed that Columbus did not land in Asia Francis Bacon - believed no assumption could be trusted without repeat experimentation

Galileo Galilei Created the first handmade telescope Galileo wasn't only interested in the beauty of nature however .... he wanted to know how nature worked. Galileo made observations using his telescope, which could magnify objects to more than .... 32 times their actual size. His observations and conclusions led to discoveries that intrigued and fascinated some people. Others were enraged because his findings ... contradicted the beliefs of the Catholic Church at that...

STS Preliminary Exam Reviewer Latest Update Already Passed Title of lesson 1 Intellectual Revolutions that defined society Why did the scientific revolution begin in Europe invention of printing press intellectual activities number of scholars Influences to scientific revolution humans society science ideas What drives the love for science of scientists desire to know and discover What drives scientists to explore the physical and natural world creativity curiosity crit...

A parsec is the same distance as 10 light-years (kind of a metric thing). - ️️False A telescope's job/function is to magnify an object in the sky. - ️️False A telescope's maximum useful magnification is about 50-power per inch of aperture. Which of the following telescopes will have the greatest maximum useful magnification? - ️️12" aperture Although clothed in technical language, each of Kepler's Laws has a very simple physical meaning. Match the meaning to the Law. A. Kep...

list of grievances about the Catholic Church by Martin Luther - correct answer 95 Theses movement within the Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation - correct answer Counter Reformation Italian astronomer and physicist who confirmed the heliocentric mode - correct answer Galileo 15th Century invention by Johannes Gutenberg which used moveable type to print - correct answer Gutenberg Press a system of values and beliefs that is based on the idea that people a...

History 7-12 PACT test Study Guide. Pure competition Economic model that describes a hypothetical market form in which neither the producer or consumer has the market power to influence prices. Defines a market equilibrium in which all resources are allocated and used efficiently, and collective social welfare is maximized. monopolistic competition Common market from where there are many producers and consumers, consumers perceive that there are non-price differences in the products, few b...

ASTRO 7N - Unit 2Copernicus - correct answer proposed the heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the universe, which replaced the geocentric (earth-centered) model distance between earth and sun - correct answer 1 astronomical unit -1 AU time for earth to orbit sun - correct answer 1 earth year -365 days Kepler's first law - correct answer the planets orbit the sun in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus -these ellipses tend to be nearly circular for the planets in our solar s...