Packet 8: Bonus 7
Aristotle added the celestial “aether” to these four things. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these things that were classically said to be fire, earth, water, and air.
ANSWER: four classical elements
[10h] Aristotle’s concept of the “unmoved mover” in his explanation of planetary motion came from one of his categories of these things. According to Aristotle, these things include an efficient one and a teleological, or final, one.
ANSWER: causes [accept final cause or teleological cause; accept efficient cause]
[10m] Aristotle’s argument that planets maintain “uniform circular motion” influenced this astronomer and author of the Almagest. This astronomer proposed a geocentric model that explains planetary motion via deferents, epicycles, and equants.
ANSWER: Ptolemy [or Claudius Ptolemy]
<Philosophy — Sriram Susarla> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 8
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
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| 25 | 13.60 | 100% | 28% | 8% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 15 | 13.33 | 100% | 27% | 7% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |