Physical Science Test 1
day
A ____ is the time needed for the earth to turn completely on its axis.
week
A ____ is the time needed for the earth to turn on its axis seven times.
year
A _____ is the time needed for the sun to drift completely around the sky.
no
Can Neptune be seen with the unaided eye?
copernican
Kepler modified the _____ system.
eastward
Relative to the stars, the moon seems to move ______.
theories
Scientific ____ must be constantly reviewed to see whether they are accord with new experimental observation.
yard
The British unit of length closest to the meter is the _____.
Scientific Method
The ____ relies on experiment and observation.
ptolemaic
The _____ system has the earth as the center of the universe.
hypothesis
The first proposed scientific idea is called a _______.
constellation
The stars in a ______ form a pattern in the sky as seen from the earth.
earlier
The time at which a given star rises above the horizon each night is _____ than the night before.
mega
This is the number on the test.
Polaris
______ is the object in the sky that lies very nearly on an extension of the earth's axis.