- 1. the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun.
A) heliocentrism
B) eclipse
C) geocentrism
- 2. any theory of the structure of the solar system (or the universe) in which Earth is assumed to be at the center of it all.
A) heliocentrism
B) geocentrism
C) eclipse
- 3. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
A) geocentrism
B) heliocentrism
C) eclipse
- 4. Which of the following is the fastest planet?
A) Earth
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Mercury
- 5. This is the branch of physical science dealing with heavenly bodies.
A) Geography
B) Astronomy
C) Geology
D) Astrology
- 6. The changing views of the moon is called:
A) phases
B) faces
C) season
D) reflection
- 7. When the people on Earth cannot see the Moon, which phase is the Moon in?
A) quarter moon
B) cresent moon
C) new moon
D) full moon
- 8. The phase of the Moon that follows the waning crescent is called the
A) full moon
B) new moon
C) cresent moon
- 9. The phase of the Moon that follows the waning gibbous is called the
A) third quarter
B) second quarter
C) first quarter
- 10. When the sunlit side of the Moon seen from the earth gets smaller, we say it is __________ .
A) waning
B) waxing
- 11. When the sunlit side of the Moon seen from the earth gets bigger, we say it is
A) waxing
B) waning
- 12. Which of the following is the nearest planet from the Sun?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Earth
- 13. This planet is the brightest object in the sky, and even visible in daylight.
A) mars
B) mercury
C) venus
- 14. It rotates _____ on its axis, while all the other planets rotate counter clockwise.
A) counter clockwise
B) clockwise
C) spiral
- 15. the following are the planets discovered before the invention of the telescope.
A) venus
B) mars
C) jupiter
D) earth
- 16. A moon, also called a satellite, is a relatively small object that is orbiting around a planet.
A) planet
B) star
C) moon
- 17. A student of Plato and considered as one of the great philosophers of his time; his earth-centered view dominated for almost 2,000 years.
A) aristotle
B) eratosthenes
C) copernicus
- 18. They are much noted for their contributions in different fields. They were not only great philosophers but great scientists and mathematicians as well.
A) Greeks
B) Italian
C) Pinoy
D) Spaniards
- 19. is the very first Greek to profess the heliocentric view.
A) Eratosthenes
B) Aristarchus
C) Aristotle
- 20. He believed that the earth was the center of the universe.
A) Nicolas Copernicus
B) Claudius Ptolemy
C) Eratosthenes
- 21. Venus is often called the evening star during _____.
A) november and december
B) january and february
C) march and april
- 22. Venus is a morning star during _________.
A) march and april
B) october and november
C) september and october
- 23. A day on Venus represents 243 of our days.
A) 243 days
B) 138 days
C) 263 days
D) 223 days
- 24. The different phases of the Moon are caused by:
A) The tides of the ocean
B) The angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the Earth
C) The days of the months
- 25. About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?
A) around 1 week
B) around 1 year
C) around 1 day
D) around 1 month
- 26. In the model proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus', which object was at the center of the universe?
A) Sun
B) Mars
C) Earth
D) Milky way
- 27. Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?
A) Ptolemy
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Tycho Brahe
- 28. Ocean tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused mainly by
A) moon's gravity
B) revolution and rotation movement of Earth
C) sun' gravity
- 29. It is the daily motion of stars and other celestial bodies across the sky due to Earth’s rotation.
A) Diurnal motion
B) Solstice
C) Eclipse
- 30. It is a model which deems Earth as the center of the universe.
A) heliocentric model
B) geocentric model
- 31. An event in which the sun passes the celestial equator.
A) solstice
B) equinox
- 32. A model which deems all planets revolve around the sun.
A) heliocentric model
B) geocentric model
- 33. Set of thirteen constellations seen along the Sun’s ecliptic path.
A) zodiac
B) constellation
C) stars
- 34. The astronomical event in which the sun passes the highest or lowest point from the celestial equator.
A) solstice
B) equinox
- 35. It is the wobbling of the Earth’s celestial north pole.
A) precession
B) position
C) process
- 36. The apparent yearly motion of stars and other celestial bodies across the sky due to Earth’s revolution.
A) annual motion
B) diurnal motion
- 37. In a _______, the object will move and will return to its natural state based on the object's material or composition - earth, water, air, and fire.
A) violent motion
B) natural motion
- 38. Who was the Italian physicist who played a major role in the scientific revolution, studied natural forces and conducted theoretical and experimental work on motions of bodies?
A) Ptolemy
B) Aristotle
C) Galileo Galilei
- 39. Who claimed that heavy and light objects drop in the same way?
A) Galileo
B) Aristotle
C) Ptolemy
- 40. What are the two classes of motion according to Aristotle?
A) Natural motion and violent motion
B) Natural motion and weak motion
C) Natural motion and dynamic motion
- 41. The first evidence of the study of the motion of heavenly bodies can be traced back to the people of _______ and _______.
A) Sumeria and Greeks
B) Egypt and Greeks
C) Sumeria and Egypt
- 42. Aristotle claimed that violent motion is an imposed motion.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
- 43. In natural motion, an object will move and will eventually return to its natural state depending on the composition that the object is made of.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
- 44. According to Galileo, heavy objects will fall faster than light ones.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
- 45. Aristotle said that to keep the object moving in horizontal motion, a constant amount of force is needed.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
- 46. Objects dropped simultaneously will reach the ground at the same time regardless of their masses and air resistance.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
- 47. Galileo concluded that the path taken by a projectile is parabolic.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
- 48. Galileo used an inclined plane to perform his experiments both on uniformly accelerated motion and to study projectile motion.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
- 49. Aristotle believed that a projectile is a combination of uniform motion in the horizontal direction and uniformly accelerated motion in the vertical direction.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
- 50. A kicked ball is an example of a natural motion.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
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