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Physical Science Final Exam

1) The document is a physical science final exam containing multiple choice and identification questions about planetary motion, gravity, and related concepts. 2) The multiple choice questions cover topics like the geocentric model of Ptolemy, the heliocentric model of Copernicus, Galileo's astronomical observations with a telescope, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, and Newton's law of universal gravitation. 3) The identification questions define terms related to motion like displacement, displacement vector, speed, velocity, and speed.

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Physical Science Final Exam

1) The document is a physical science final exam containing multiple choice and identification questions about planetary motion, gravity, and related concepts. 2) The multiple choice questions cover topics like the geocentric model of Ptolemy, the heliocentric model of Copernicus, Galileo's astronomical observations with a telescope, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, and Newton's law of universal gravitation. 3) The identification questions define terms related to motion like displacement, displacement vector, speed, velocity, and speed.

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BUENASHER LEARNING ACADEMY INC.

Km.39 Cityland Ave., Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan

FINAL EXAMINATION
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Name of Learner: ____________________________ Name of Section: _________
Date: __________________ Score: _________

I. Multiple Choice. Choose and underline the correct answer.

1. The geocentric (earth-centered) solar system was credited to him.


a. Copernicus b. Ptolemy c. Aristotle
2. The Polish cleric who proposed that the sun is the center of the solar system.
a. Ptolemy b. Copernicus c. Galileo
3. He supported the idea of heliocentrism by observations of the Sun, Venus, and the moons of
Jupiter using a telescope.
a. Copernicus b. Galileo c. Tycho Brahe
4. A Danish nobleman who made the most accurate measurements of planetary motions.
a. Johannes Kepler b. Tycho Brahe c. Galileo
5. The German mathematician and scientist who successfully interpreted Tycho’s data.
a. Plato b. Johannes Kepler c. Aristotle
6. The orbits of the planets around the sun is in
a. perfect circles b. ellipse/ellipses c. triangular
7. According to Kepler, the planet moves
a. faster when near the sun and slower when far from the sun.
b. slower when near the sun and faster when far from the sun.
c. of the same speed regardless of its distance from the sun.
8. The force exerted by the massive sun to the earth is called
a. gravitational force b. contact force c. gigantic force
9. Universal gravitation is a universal force acting
a. in an object b. between any two objects c. in any massive objects
10. The Law of Gravity was conceived from the “aha moment” of young Isaac Newton as he was
hit on the head by a falling piece of fruit. What fruit is it?
a. Guava b. Orange c. Apple

II. Identification. Write the correct answer on the blank provided.

1. It is the length of the path taken by the body in moving from its initial to final
position.
2. It is a vector with direction pointing from the initial to the final position and a
magnitude or length equal to the straight-line distance from the initial to the final
position.
3. It is a measure of how fast a body moves.
4. It is the total distance traveled by a body per unit time of travel.
5. It is the speed indicated by a speedometer.

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