A) Ptolemaic B) Kepler C) Copernican D) Tychonic
A) Ptolemaic B) Copernican C) Keplerian D) Tychonic
A) Hipparchus B) Eratosthenes C) Claudius Ptolemy D) Aristarchus
A) Galileo B) Tycho Brahe C) Ptolemy D) Nicolaus Copernicus
A) Keplerian B) Tychonic C) Copernican D) Ptolemaic
A) Copernican B) Tychonic C) Geocentric D) Ptolemaic
A) Hipparchus B) Ptolemy C) Aristarchus D) Eratosthenes
A) Copernican — Kepler B) Ptolemaic — Ptolemy C) Keplerian — Tycho D) Ptolemaic — Copernicus
A) Violent motion B) Uniform motion C) Natural motion D) Projectile motion
A) It moves forever B) It stops automatically C) A force is needed to keep it moving D) It floats in air
A) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn B) Pluto only C) Earth’s Moon only D) Uranus and Neptune
A) Galileo B) Einstein C) Aristotle D) Newton
A) They have equal weight B) There is no air resistance C) The masses are different D) The objects are light
A) Force is not needed to sustain motion B) Force makes mass lighter C) Force is needed to maintain motion D) Force slows down motion
A) Galileo B) Newton C) Brahe D) Kepler
A) Force B) Interaction C) Inertia D) Acceleration
A) Velocity B) Energy C) Friction D) Inertia
A) Static motion B) Circular motion C) Curved path under gravity D) Motion in a straight line
A) Measure shadows B) Observe sun movement C) Drop a stone D) Slide a cart on a flat surface and observe it continues unless friction stops it
A) Vibratory motion B) Periodic motion C) Translatory motion D) Rotatory motion
A) Rotatory motion B) Circular motion C) Random motion D) Oscillatory motion
A) Random motion B) Rectilinear motion C) Circular motion D) Vibratory motion
A) Vibratory motion B) Irregular motion C) Periodic motion D) Random motion
A) A car moving on a straight highway B) A car turning along a curved road C) A spinning ceiling fan D) A stone tied to a string swung in a circle
A) A spinning fan B) A vibrating guitar string C) A rolling wheel D) A swinging pendulum
A) Hipparchus B) Eratosthenes C) Kepler D) Tycho Brahe
A) A continuous process of moving B) Any change in direction C) Movement from one place to another D) A change in position of an object with respect to a reference point
A) Vibratory motion B) Periodic motion C) Mechanical motion D) Oscillatory motion
A) Linear motion B) Random motion C) Curvilinear motion D) Rotatory motion
A) Vibratory motion B) Random motion C) Oscillatory motion D) Periodic motion
A) An object moves naturally toward its resting place B) A constant external force must act on it C) Motion continues on its own once started D) The absence of resistance
A) All objects need constant force to move B) Heavier objects move faster C) An object resists any change in its motion D) Objects move only if pushed
A) Agreed completely B) Said all objects fall at the same rate in vacuum C) Said heavier ones fall infinitely faster D) Said lighter ones fall slower because of air
A) Aristotle: air pushes motion; Galileo: air resists motion B) Aristotle: heavier objects fall faster; Galileo: lighter objects rise C) Aristotle: motion needs force; Galileo: motion continues unless stopped D) Aristotle: motion is natural; Galileo: motion is violent
A) Stop after some time B) Move forever in a straight line C) Lose speed due to air D) Fall to the ground
A) They had GPS systems. B) They noticed recurring celestial patterns. C) They relied on myths alone. D) They used telescopes for measurement.
A) Polaris (North Star) B) The Sun C) The Moon D) Venus
A) Earth doesn’t rotate. B) Earth is spherical. C) Earth is square. D) Earth is flat.
A) Curvilinear motion with changing direction B) Random motion C) Rotatory motion D) Uniform motion with constant velocity
A) The Earth revolving around the Sun B) A train moving on a straight track C) A pendulum swinging D) A wheel spinning in place
A) Consulting myths for celestial explanations. B) Using systematic naked-eye recording over time. C) Building high observation towers. D) Observing from different regions to compare data.
A) They help confirm long-term celestial cycles. B) They explain how celestial events were interpreted culturally. C) They provide evidence of early scientific interest in the sky. D) They prove that ancient civilizations valued astronomy.
A) A car turning on a road B) A swinging pendulum C) The Earth revolving D) A bullet fired from a gun
A) Random motion of molecules B) Rotation around a fixed axis C) Repeated to-and-fro movement around a mean position D) Linear motion in one direction
A) A person walking straight B) A ball thrown at an angle C) A pendulum swinging D) A CD spinning
A) The circular orbit of the Moon B) The stationary Earth theory C) The existence of multiple Suns D) The tilt of Earth’s axis and revolution
A) To decorate their villages with large stones B) To serve as a calendar for seasons and farming C) To observe solar and lunar eclipses D) To honor their gods through architecture
A) Periodic and linear B) Rotatory and oscillatory C) Rectilinear and circular D) Vibratory and random
A) Random B) Oscillatory C) Rotatory D) Vibratory
A) Air resistance keeps it steady B) The ball has only vertical motion C) The ball’s path is circular D) It moves under gravity while retaining forward velocity |