Galileo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AP Euro Practice Exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers The Edict of Nantes - CORRECT ANSWER- proclaimed toleration of Calvinism Galileo argued that the moon - CORRECT ANSWER- has an irregular shape Between 1689 to 1796, Russia - CORRECT ANSWER- acquired navigable seaports in both the north and south

What are the 4 basic methods that humans have for "knowing" things? - Answer-1. Personal Experience/Trial and Error 2. Oral Tradition 3. Written Communication 4. Modern Scientific Method Oral Tradition - Answer-The passing of information that allows new techniques to be developed Example for basic method #2: Oral Tradition - Answer--Stories around the campfire -Cave paintings/pteroglyphs: considered the bridge between oral and written communication, but designated oral communication ...

What propellants were used in the first liquid- propellant rocket? Gasoline and liquid oxygen What is one reason it is important to understand the Van Allen Belts? The radiation in the belts poses a threat to astronauts and electronic equipment in the area. Temperature data is part of what satellite subsystem? Thermal Control Which of the following parts of a satellite system includes the customers? Constellation systems Which astronomer first used the term "satellites" to describe the m...

HIEU 202 History of Western Civilization : All Quizzes (ANSWERED) William Harvey's On the Motion of the Heart and Blood refuted which of the following formerly held understandings? The liver was the beginning point of the circulation of blood. Which of the following created three laws of planetary motion that helped disprove the basic structure of the Ptolemaic system? Johannes Kepler For what reason did Copernicus support the sun-centered model of the universe? It offered a simpler a...

Survey Final Exam Study Guide Questions & Answers 2024/2025 An object in mechanical equilibrium is an object - ANSWERShaving no acceleration, moving with constant velocity, and at rest. Whereas Aristotle relied on logic in explaining nature, Galileo relied on - ANSWERSExperiment A 1-kg mass at Earth's surface weighs about - ANSWERS10 N When you stand at rest on a pair of bathroom scales, the readings on the scales will always - ANSWERSadd up equal to your weight A skydiver jump...

CSTU 101 Final Exam (Ch 20-24) European culture in the 17th century is best characterized by... - correct answer Period of Conflict (T/F) The textbook suggests that the 17th century is one of the easier centuries for us to understand and analyze. - correct answer False What does the phrase "idols of the marketplace" refer to? - correct answer the ambiguities of language (T/F) The world "empiricism" refers to knowledge gained from authority and tradition. - correct answer False (...

ASTRONOMY FINAL Exam Questions With Correct Answers When it comes to our place in the solar system today, which model do we accept? a) heliocentric b) Ptolemaic c) geocentric d) Aristotelean - answera According to the geocentric view, everything in the heavens had to go around the Earth, which was the center of the universe. What objects did Galileo discover with his telescope that clearly didn't go around the Earth? a) ring around the Sun b) moons around the planet Jupiter c) Plu...

Intro to Astronomy Final Exam Study Guide Test. Why were ancient peoples unable to detect stellar parallax? • A. They did detect it, but they rejected the observations • B. They could not see distant stars • C. They did not have the ability to measure small enough angles • D. They did not observe for long enough periods of time • E. They looked in the wrong direction - CORRECT ANSWER C How did Eratosthenes estimate the size of the Earth? • A. He sent fleets of ships aroun...

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Plato v. Galileo (Role of natural processes in the study of nature) - Answer Plato-tainted/corrupted by physicality/shouldn't be trusted to show the truth (Greek Philosopher) Galileo-Only way to show the truth of how the world works Why is mathematics considered the language of science? - Answer Math is what enables science to make predictions, which is a goal of science. Math is everywhere sadly. Scientific Method - Answer 1. Observation 2. Identify Patterns 3.Develop a hy...