This is a science survey. Please DO NOT look up the answers before answering.?

Question

Just wanted to test if the average person's reasoning for basic questions is correct...

1) Who was the first person to discover the Earth is round?
2) What causes the Earth's 4 seasons?
3) True or False? When it's summer in the U.S., the Earth is farther away from the sun than if it were winter.
4) What causes the phases of the moon?
5) Before Mt. Everest was discovered, which mountain was the highest?

Answer 1

1) don't know. I've heard many different things. many believed it for a long time. someone had to prove it to the church so they could accept it. one man did that, but the idea had already been around for a while. people say arostotile and others say columbus. I just think it depends on what part of the world your in.
2) the tilt of earth's axis
3) true
4) we both (the moon and the earth) spin, but the sun doesn't. so its the suns light coming from a single point as the moon circles around us.
5) no clue, actually I think near hawaii theres a little mountain sticking out of the ocean. if you took away all the water, it would be taller than Mt Everest

Answer 2

1. Unknown. However the first person to PROVE the world was round was in ancient Greece. Based upon a well in Egypt where the sun at noon shined straight down.

2. The 21 degree tilt of the earth causing the sun to "progress" north and south through the year.

3. True. The orbit of earth is pretty close to round and the little variation has little effect on the seasons.

4. The 28.5 day orbit of the moon around the earth and the angle between the sun, moon and earth. If you call the full moon the start, it is directly opposite the earth from the sun. At that angle, we see the entire sun lit face. As it progresses in its orbit, it first wains as we see less and less of the sun lit face. When it is between the earth and the sun we see none of the sun lit face and have the dark back side facing us. Then it waxes as it finishes its orbit as we see more and more of the sun lit face. (The side of the moon towards the sun is ALWAYS fully lit, we just can not always see it).

5. Mt. Everest. It was the highest even before it was discovered, we just did not know it.

Answer 3

a million) Who replaced into the 1st person to locate the Earth is around? Christopher Columbus 2) What reasons the Earth's 4 seasons? The earth's tilt on it is axis. 3) real or fake? while it is summer season interior the U.S., the Earth is farther faraway from the sunlight than if it have been wintry climate. real. 4) What reasons the stages of the moon? The moon going around the earth and the earth going around the sunlight.... i think of. 5) in the past Mt. Everest replaced into got here upon, which mountain replaced into the optimum? St. Helen... rather i don't comprehend.

Answer 4

1. Pythagoras
2. The tilt of the Earth combined with its orbit around the sun
3. False, perihelion occurs in January
4. Its orbit around the Earth
5. No idea - probably Kilamanjaro or some mountain in the Alps...Everest was the highest before it was discovered though! :o) You mean which one was CONSIDERED the highest...I hope...

Answer 5

1) one of the ancient greek philosophers, I forget the name.
2) The constant tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the plane of its orbit results in a variation of the declination of the Sun with an annual period.
3) True
4) Variation in the illumination of the side of the Moon facing Earth in its monthly orbit of the Earth.
5) Don't know. I'd guess it was one of the other major Himalayan peaks, such as K2.

Answer 6

Not sure exactly how much detail you want ..... I'll give it a shot:

1) Aristotle
2) Planet tilt on the axis
3) False
4) Earth's shadow on the moon surface
5) Elbrus (a guess since it is the highest in Europe)

Addition: Wow! A wide variety of answers ..... I hope the 'real' answers get posted!

Answer 7

1.- Pythagoras
2.- Movement of the earth around the sun and diferent axis positions, different positioning around the sun.
3.- True, earth part where the u.s is located is directly facing the sun
4.- Movement around Earth., i don't know exactly.
5.- Paricutin volcano, in San Juan Parangaricutirimicuaro, Michoacan.

Answer 8

1. Aristotle philosophised it...galileo proved it.

2. The tilt of the earth's axis.

3. False

4. The position of the moon facing the sun in relation to the position of the moon facing the earth.

5. Dunno

Answer 9

1)a greek phylosopher
2)Rotating of the Earth
3) true
4) reflection
5) Himalayas

Answer 10

1. tony danza
2. beads
3. poppycock!
4. leprachauns.
5. mt kilamanjaro (serious answer!!!thats not spelled right...)