Galileo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 (...

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...

heliocentric theory places the sun at the CENTER of the solar system, states that all other bodies in the solar system orbit it. This was in direct contradiction to Ptolemy's geocentric theory, that stated the earth was the center of the universe Nicolaus Copernicus widely credited as the father of the heliocentric theory (sun is the center of the universe) he was not the first to propose the concept but his mathematical model was the first that correctly predicted the movement of the pl...

Did Galileo develop a more complete theory of motion than that of Isaac Newton? correct answers No Is the mass of an object the same as its weight? correct answers No If a curve is banked, is it possible for a car to negotiate the curve even when the frictional force is zero due to very slick ice? correct answers Yes Did Ptolemy's view of the solar system require motion of the Earth, rotational or otherwise? correct answers No Is the total mechanical energy conserved in the motion o...

CSTU 101 Final Exam What Revolution helped bring about a new way of looking at the world in purely material terms? - correct answer Scientific Revolution What famous artist was not associated with the "Century of Genius"? - correct answer da Vinci What does the phrase "idols of the cave" refer to? - correct answer Individual Biases What does the phrase "idols of the marketplace" refer to? - correct answer Ambiguities of Language During the modern age, the "new science" has d...

What is the difference between the Ptolemaic (geocentric) and the Copernican (heliocentric) systems? What evidence finally, validated the Copernican system? - Answer The Ptolemaic System: said the sun and planets rotated around the Earth as the Earth was at the center of the solar system. The Copernican system: is the correct system and what we use today. It states that the sun is at the center of the solar system and the planets rotate around it. This was proven true when Galileo watc...

The stage of the cell cycle during which two new and fully functional nuclei are formed is called ________. Hide question 1 feedback Question 2 2 / 2 points What scientist is given credit for coming up with the concept of the cell? G2 G3 G1 M S Mitosis is the division of genetic material, during which the cell nucleus breaks down and two new, fully functional, nuclei are formed. This occurs in the portion of the cell cycle labeled "M." Hide question 2 feedback Question 3 2 / 2 po...