Physics 121- Quiz 3 and answers
correctly solved 2025
Aristotle believed - correct answer ✔Earth was imperfect and the heavens
were perfect.
Whose data was used to show the planets cannot be in circular orbits? -
correct answer ✔Tycho
Although Copernicus moved the Sun to the center of the Solar System, he
kept - correct answer ✔Uniform motion, Circular orbits
Which ancient culture did not study astronomy? - correct answer
✔Canadians
Who was the first to discover the earth was spinning on its axis using a
pendulum? - correct answer ✔Foucault
Which ancient attempted to measure the circumference of Earth? ( and came
very close to the modern value!) - correct answer ✔Eratothenes
___ was able to measure the position of the planets to a few arcminutes -
correct answer ✔Tycho
Ptolemy's model of the universe - correct answer ✔Was geocentric, included
circular orbits and epicycles.
correctly solved 2025
Aristotle believed - correct answer ✔Earth was imperfect and the heavens
were perfect.
Whose data was used to show the planets cannot be in circular orbits? -
correct answer ✔Tycho
Although Copernicus moved the Sun to the center of the Solar System, he
kept - correct answer ✔Uniform motion, Circular orbits
Which ancient culture did not study astronomy? - correct answer
✔Canadians
Who was the first to discover the earth was spinning on its axis using a
pendulum? - correct answer ✔Foucault
Which ancient attempted to measure the circumference of Earth? ( and came
very close to the modern value!) - correct answer ✔Eratothenes
___ was able to measure the position of the planets to a few arcminutes -
correct answer ✔Tycho
Ptolemy's model of the universe - correct answer ✔Was geocentric, included
circular orbits and epicycles.
