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