Summative Test 1 in Physci. q2
Summative Test 1 in Physci. q2
Summative Test 1 in Physci. q2
QUARTER 2
Test Items
1. What is the shape of the Earth with a bulging equator and squeezed poles?
A) Solstice
B) Eclipse
C) Heliocentrism
D) Oblate spheroid
2. Which astronomical model suggests that the Earth and planets revolve around
the Sun?
A) Geocentrism
B) Solstice
C) Heliocentrism
D) Eclipse
5. Which astronomer listed several arguments for a spherical Earth, including the
positions of the North Star and disappearing ships?
A) Pythagoras
B) Anaxagoras
C) Aristotle
D) Eratosthenes
9. Which astronomer believed in the geocentric model and developed the Ptolemaic
System?
A) Hipparchus
B) Aristarchus
C) Eudoxus
D) Ptolemy
10. Who accurately measured the length of the year and predicted lunar eclipses
within a few hours?
A) Hipparchus
B) Eudoxus
C) Ptolemy
D) Aristarchus
11. Who was able to determine the position of 777 fixed stars accurately?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Isaac Newton
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Tycho Brahe
13. Who was a student of Plato and believed the Earth is spherical based on its
curved shadow during lunar eclipses?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Tycho Brahe
D) Nicolaus Copernicus
14. Which scientist formulated the three laws of planetary motion?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Tycho Brahe
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Isaac Newton
15. Who discovered and observed important astronomical facts using a telescope?
A) Nicolaus Copernicus
B) Johannes Kepler
C) Isaac Newton
D) Galileo Galilei
17. If we have a new moon today, when will we have another next new moon?
A) In about 1 week
B) In about 2 weeks
C) In about a month
D) In about 6 months
**Answer: D) Ptolemy**
10. **Answer: A) Hipparchus**
11. **Answer: D) Tycho Brahe**
12. **Answer: D) Isaac Newton**
13. **Answer: D) Nicolaus Copernicus**
14. **Answer: C) Johannes Kepler**
15. **Answer: D) Galileo Galilei**
16. **Answer: D) It helped them keep track of time and seasons, and it was used by
some cultures for navigation.**
17. **Answer: C) In about a month**
18. **Answer: C) North Star**
19. **Answer: B) Astronomy**
20. **Answer: A) East**