Question 1

How did the Ptolemaic model explain the apparent retrograde motion of the planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  It held that sometimes the planets moved backward along their circular orbits.
B)  It placed the Sun at the center so that the planets' apparent retrograde motion was seen as Earth passed each one in its orbit.
C)  It varied the motion of the celestial sphere so that it sometimes moved backward.
D)  It held that the planets moved along small circles that moved on larger circles around the Sun.
E)  It held that the planets moved along small circles that moved on larger circles,also known as epicycles,around Earth.

Question 2

Earth is farthest from the Sun in July and closest to the Sun in January.During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth moving fastest in its orbit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spring
B)  Summer
C)  Fall
D)  Winter

Question 3

Process of Science: Why is it not science to start with the answer to a question and look for evidence to support it?

Accepted Answer

The process of science involves asking a...

Question 4

Which of the following is not consistent with the major hallmarks of science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Science consists of proven theories that are understood to be true explanations of reality.
B)  Scientific explanations should be based solely on natural causes.
C)  Science progresses through the creation and testing of models that explain observation as simply as possible.
D)  A scientific model must make testable predictions.

Question 5

Summarize in your own words,the three "hallmarks" of science?

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See Figure 3.24 in the textbook.As an ex...

Question 6

It is possible for science as a whole to be objective despite the fact that all individual scientists have personal biases and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Scientific thinking developed only in the past few decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Science of Astronomy

Process of Science: Why is it not science to start with the answer to a question and look for evidence to support it?

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The process of science involves asking a...
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How did the Ptolemaic model explain the apparent retrograde motion of the planets?

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Summarize in your own words,the three "hallmarks" of science?

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See Figure 3.24 in the textbook.As an ex...
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It is possible for science as a whole to be objective despite the fact that all individual scientists have personal biases and beliefs.

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Earth is farthest from the Sun in July and closest to the Sun in January.During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth moving fastest in its orbit?

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Scientific thinking developed only in the past few decades.

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Which of the following is not consistent with the major hallmarks of science?

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Exam 3: The Science of Astronomy

Process of Science: Why is it not science to start with the answer to a question and look for evidence to support it?

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How did the Ptolemaic model explain the apparent retrograde motion of the planets?

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Summarize in your own words,the three "hallmarks" of science?

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It is possible for science as a whole to be objective despite the fact that all individual scientists have personal biases and beliefs.

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Earth is farthest from the Sun in July and closest to the Sun in January.During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth moving fastest in its orbit?

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Scientific thinking developed only in the past few decades.

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Which of the following is not consistent with the major hallmarks of science?

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The process of science involves asking a...
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