Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a contribution to astronomy made by Galileo?
A) The astronomical telescope can show us far more detail than the eye can.
B) Jupiter has four moons orbiting it.
C) The Moon has craters, mountain, valleys, and dark flat areas on its surface.
D) Venus appears almost fully lit when it lies on the far side of the Sun.
E) All of the above.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q60: How did Galileo's observations of Venus disprove
Q61: Mercury, with a higher eccentricity orbit, should
Q62: Combining Newton's and Kepler's laws, we can
Q63: What is meant by the Astronomical Unit?
Q64: According to Kepler's third law, the square
Q66: What did Galileo discover about Jupiter that
Q67: Kepler found the orbits of planets are
Q68: Like the Sun and the Moon, the
Q69: According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation,
Q70: Tycho Brahe's contribution to Kepler's Laws of