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Chapter 1 Quiz

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1. Model:




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2. Lunisolar calendar:




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3. Parallax:




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4. Ptolemaic theory:




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5. Revolve:




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6. Tropic of Cancer:




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7. Law of gravitation:




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8. Geocentric theory:




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9. Rotate:




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10. The time when the sun appears to be directly over the Tropic of Cancer (about June 21).




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11. An extra day added to the solar calendar every four years to keep the calendar in step with the seasons.




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12. A calendar with months that correspond to the length of the moon’s cycle but not to any particular season.




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13. The accepted theory that the sun is the center of the solar system, with the earth and the other planets revolving around it.




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14. The imaginary line on the earth’s surface located at 23 ½ degrees S latitude.




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15. A pendulum used by Jean Foucault in 1851 to demonstrate that the earth rotates on its axis; any similar pendulum.




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16. The tendency of all objects in the universe to remain at rest if at rest, or, if moving, to continue moving in the same direction unless acted upon by some outside force.




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17. The time when the sun appears to be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn (about December 21)




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18.  A calendar which corresponds to the solar year and ignores the lunar cycle.




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19. The equinox that occurs about March 21.





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