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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Archimedes and the Centers of Gravity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the actions of forces on things?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Gravitonics.
(c) Physics.
(d) Mechanics.

2. What is heavier than wood?
(a) Iron.
(b) Silver.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Copper.

3. Who believed that the earth was a flat rectangle with their country in the middle?
(a) Babylonians.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Persians.

4. How many sides did the polygons have that Archimedes used to determine the area of a circle?
(a) 8.
(b) 112.
(c) 36.
(d) 96.

5. What is the meaning of the Greek word "mathema" from which mathematics is derived?
(a) Methods.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Science.
(d) Material.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did three months have to be added to the Greek year?

2. Which astronomers believed that the earth was inside a hollow iron sphere?

3. What tower does not fall because its center of gravity is still over the tower's base?

4. What was Archimedes' father's occupation?

5. What is the formula to find the volume of a cube?

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