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SUMMATIVE TEST
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE UNIVERSE
NO ERASURES, Alteration or any form of superimposition, unrelated remarks, signs or symbols to indicate
a certain answer will automatically invalidate the item.
TEST I. Write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.
_____1.Which of the following was NOT used by the Ancient Greek as an evidence to the spherical shape of the
Earth?
a. location of Polaris c. shape of the Sun and the moon
b. disappearing ships d. pictures taken by spacecrafts
_____2. It refers to the spinning motion of the earth around its own axis.
a. revolution c. precession
b. rotation d. natural motion
_____3. One complete precession of equinox is equivalent to how many years?
a. 1,000 years c. 1 billion years
b. 26, 000 years d. Not definite
_____4. At present, the Earth is tilted to ______________.
a. 0° b. 23.5° c. 45.71° d. 90.0°
_____5. It is a phenomenon by which day is at its longest and night is at shortest.
a. winter solstice c. vernal/ spring equinox
b. summer solstice d. autumnal equinox
_____6. The apparent daily motion of the stars as a result of Earth’s rotation about its axis is called:
a. annual motion c. retrograde motion
b. diurnal motion d. precession of equinoxes
_____7. The apparent motion of the sun caused by earth’s revolution around it is called_______________.
a. annual motion c. retrograde motion
b. diurnal motion d. precession of equinoxes
_____8. During what time of the year we experience the shortest day and the longest night?
a. autumnal equinox c. vernal equinox
b. summer solstice d. winter solstice
_____9. He argued that if the Moon and the Sun were both spherical, then perhaps, the Earth was also spherical.
a. Anaximander b. Aristotle c. Aristarchus d. Eudoxus
_____10. Who was credited for having discovered the precession of the Earth?
a. Aristotle b. Erasthothenes c. Galileo d. Hipparchus
_____11. According to Aristotle, the celestial realm consisted of __________.
a. air b. ether c. fire d. water
_____12. The closest point to the sun in a planet’s orbit is called the _____________.
a. aphelion b. equant c. focus d. perihelion
_____13. What is the shape of the orbit of Earth around the sun?
a. ellipse b. circle c. cone d. sphere
_____14. Star that located close to north celestial pole making it the current northern pole star.
a. Vega c. Sigma Octantis
b. Betelgeuse d. Polaris
_____15. He proposed that the Earth is a disk on a floating water.
a. Thales of Milletus c. Nicolaus Copernicus
b. Anaximander d. Tycho Brahe
_____16. He developed his own celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system. He explained why outer planets
like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were brightest in opposition (opposite side of the sun from the Earth and reflects sun’s
light and clearly describe the twofold movement of the Earth.
a. Nicolaus Copernicus c. Galileo Galilei
b. Tycho Brahe d. Johannes Keppler
_____17. He made the correct model of the solar system with his careful, accurate measurements of the stars and
planets over 20 years.; Although he was precise in his measurement, he believed in Geocentric Model
a. Nicolaus Copernicus c. Galileo Galilei
b. Tycho Brahe d. Claudius Ptolemy
_____18. He is a believer of Heliocentric Model; analyze the motion of the planets and developed three fundamental
laws of planetary motion
a. Nicolaus Copernicus c. Galileo Galilei
b. Johannes Keppler d. Claudius Ptolemy
_____19. He used his first telescope in 1609 to study the moon, the stars and the sun; supported the Heliocentric
Theory.
a. Nicolaus Copernicus c. Galileo Galilei
b. Tycho Brahe d. Claudius Ptolemy
_____20. The position in the circle, opposite the Earth but equidistant from the center was called:
a. apogee c. equant
b. perigee d. focus
TEST II. Identify the following.

____________________1. Ancient Greek considered Earth to be enclosed in a hollow sphere where the stars, the
sun and other heavenly bodies are embedded
____________________2. Points on the ecliptic where with the greatest distance from the celestial equator
____________________3. Two points where ecliptic intersects the celestial equator; at this point, Earth rotational
axis is perpendicular to the line joining the Earth and the Sun; day and night are equal in duration
____________________4. He gave the most accurate measurement of Earth’s size during ancient time.
____________________5. What is the shape of the Earth?
____________________ 6. It refers to the change in the orientation of the rotational axis of any rotating body
____________________ 7. At present, Earth’s North Pole points to Polaris. However, it will eventually point to
another to this star because of precession
____________________ 8. It refers to the belief or model that the Earth is the center of the universe.
____________________ 9. It is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at
the center of the Solar System.
____________________ 10. Apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions
into two categories: those that intersect the Earth's surface, and those that do not
TEST III. Label the following.
Autumnal equinox Celestial equator Winter solstice South celestial pole
Vernal equinox Summer solstice Ecliptic North celestial Pole

1.

2.

8.
3.

7.

4.
6.

5.

7. 9.

10.
8.