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Astronomy Quiz 3

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24 July 2022
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Which of the following statements about scientific models is true?
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A model can be used to explain and predict real phenomena.
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He discovered that the orbits of planets are ellipses.
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Kepler
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He discovered that Jupiter has moons.
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Galileo
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Which of the following statements about the Copernican model for the solar system is false?
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It made better predictions than the Ptolemaic geocentric model.
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The principle of Occam's Razor states that ____________________.
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in explaining natural phenomena, the simplest explanation consistent with the observations is to be preferred.
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The ancient goal of astrology was to ____________________.
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Predict future events
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When did humans first learn that Earth is not the center of the universe?
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Within the past 500 years
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Which of the following statements expresses what we mean by a scientific theory?
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a simple model that explains a wide variety of phenomena and that has survived repeated tests
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"Observational bias" is the term for tendency of an observer to see what (s)he wants to see, as opposed to what is actually there.
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False.