Quiz for:
Lesson 26: The Music of the Spheres and Classical Mechanics

Question 1

What was one of Galileo Galilei's significant discoveries?

Question 2

What did Kepler liken the heavenly motions to?

Question 3

What did Johannes Kepler discover about the orbits of planets?

Question 4

What instrument did the Pythagoreans believe matched the harmony of the universe?

Question 5

What is significant about Newton's law F = M * A?

Question 6

Which principle explains the ability to shatter glass with one's voice?

Question 7

Who modernized the concept of 'The Music of the Spheres' with computer-synthesized versions?

Question 8

How did Newton and Leibniz contribute to mathematical innovations?

Question 9

What contributions did the Pythagoreans make to mathematics?

Question 10

What principle explains the transformation from potential to kinetic energy?

Question 11

What spurred academic freedom to challenge ancient assumptions during the Scientific Revolution?

Question 12

What role did Copernicus play in the Scientific Revolution?

Question 13

What musical representation is associated with Jupiter in Kepler's 'Music of the Spheres'?

Question 14

Which book by Kepler discusses 'The Harmony of the Universe'?

Question 15

Which scientists were involved in a controversy regarding calculus?