SUMMATIVE TEST 1 IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

QUARTER 2

Test Items

1. What is the shape of the Earth with a bulging equator and squeezed poles?
A) Solstice
B) Eclipse
C) Heliocentrism
D) Oblate spheroid

2. Which astronomical model suggests that the Earth and planets revolve around
the Sun?
A) Geocentrism
B) Solstice
C) Heliocentrism
D) Eclipse

3. What occurs during a solstice?

A) The Earth casts a shadow on the Moon's surface.
B) The Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon.
C) The North Star becomes visible at the equator.
D) Ships disappear over the horizon gradually.

4. Who was the first Greek to propose a spherical Earth?

A) Anaxagoras
B) Pythagoras
C) Aristotle
D) Eratosthenes

5. Which astronomer listed several arguments for a spherical Earth, including the
positions of the North Star and disappearing ships?
A) Pythagoras
B) Anaxagoras
C) Aristotle
D) Eratosthenes

6. Who computed the circumference of the Earth to be approximately 40,000

kilometers?
A) Pythagoras
B) Aristotle
C) Eratosthenes
D) Anaxagoras
7. Which Greek astronomer proposed a system of fixed spheres carrying heavenly
bodies while revolving around the stationary Earth?
A) Eudoxus
B) Aristotle
C) Aristarchus
D) Hipparchus

8. Who was the first Greek to propose the heliocentric view?

A) Eudoxus
B) Aristarchus
C) Hipparchus
D) Ptolemy

9. Which astronomer believed in the geocentric model and developed the Ptolemaic
System?
A) Hipparchus
B) Aristarchus
C) Eudoxus
D) Ptolemy

10. Who accurately measured the length of the year and predicted lunar eclipses
within a few hours?
A) Hipparchus
B) Eudoxus
C) Ptolemy
D) Aristarchus

11. Who was able to determine the position of 777 fixed stars accurately?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Isaac Newton
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Tycho Brahe

12. Which scientist developed and formalized Galileo's concept of inertia?

A) Tycho Brahe
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Nicolaus Copernicus
D) Isaac Newton

13. Who was a student of Plato and believed the Earth is spherical based on its
curved shadow during lunar eclipses?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Tycho Brahe
D) Nicolaus Copernicus
14. Which scientist formulated the three laws of planetary motion?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Tycho Brahe
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Isaac Newton

15. Who discovered and observed important astronomical facts using a telescope?
A) Nicolaus Copernicus
B) Johannes Kepler
C) Isaac Newton
D) Galileo Galilei

16. What practical value did astronomy offer to ancient civilizations?

A) It helped them understand our cosmic origins.
B) It allowed them to predict eclipses with great accuracy.
C) It helped them find uses for ancient structures like Stonehenge.
D) It helped them keep track of time and seasons, and it was used by some
cultures for navigation.

17. If we have a new moon today, when will we have another next new moon?
A) In about 1 week
B) In about 2 weeks
C) In about a month
D) In about 6 months

18. What is the other name for the star Polaris?

A) Andromeda
B) Antares
C) North Star
D) South Star

19. It refers to the science of the universe outside of our planet.

A) Astrology
B) Astronomy
C) Geography
D) Geology

20. In which direction does the Sun rise?

A) East
B) North
C) South
D) West
#### Answer Key

1. **Answer: D) Oblate spheroid**

2. **Answer: C) Heliocentrism**
3. **Answer: B) The Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon.**
4. **Answer: B) Pythagoras**
5. **Answer: C) Aristotle**
6. **Answer: C) Eratosthenes**
7. **Answer: A) Eudoxus**
8. **Answer: B) Aristarchus**
9.

**Answer: D) Ptolemy**
10. **Answer: A) Hipparchus**
11. **Answer: D) Tycho Brahe**
12. **Answer: D) Isaac Newton**
13. **Answer: D) Nicolaus Copernicus**
14. **Answer: C) Johannes Kepler**
15. **Answer: D) Galileo Galilei**
16. **Answer: D) It helped them keep track of time and seasons, and it was used by
some cultures for navigation.**
17. **Answer: C) In about a month**
18. **Answer: C) North Star**
19. **Answer: B) Astronomy**
20. **Answer: A) East**