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An Ancient Machine for Predicting Eclipses
An Ancient Machine for Predicting Eclipses
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Amplify 3.3: Earth, Moon & Sun
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The gears on the machine predicted a full moon every ______ days.
29 1/2
28
28 1/2
29
2
Where did divers find a 2000 year old wreck?
Pacific Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
3
The dial on one side of the mechanism could be set to
a specific moon position
a specific date and time
a specific sun position
a specific place on a map
4
True or False: The mechanism explained why an eclipse would happen.
False
True
5
For a lunar eclipse to happen,
the sun must be between the moon and the earth.
the earth must be between the moon and the sun.
the moon must be between the earth and the sun.
6
What language was the writing on the Antikythera machine?
Italian
Turkish
Russian
Greek
7
What did the divers consider the greatest treasure found on the wrecked ship?
a collection of corroded metal gears
various musical instruments
coins, statues and other precious items
8
The ancient Greek astronomers observed several hundreds years of patterns in the
moon's appearance
star positions
sun's rise & set
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What is one claim of the Antikythera mechanism?
the machine was run by electricity
the oldest machine in history
the machine still works
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True or False: The mechanism could predict another lunar eclipse.
True
False
