Early Astronomy

What model does this represent?

• Geocentric 
• Heliocentric 

  What does "geo-" mean?

• Earth
• sun
• Center

This image shows the:

• Geocentric Solar System
• Heliocentric Solar System

Galileo used ______ to develop the heliocentric theory.

• predictions
• the scientific method
• theories
• guesses

What does "helios" mean?

• Earth
• center of
• sun
• moon

This person was a Greek philosopher who believed the universe centered around the Earth in a perfect circle

• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Aristotle
• Galileo

This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory 

• Aristotle
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo

This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -

• Aristotle
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo

Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion? 

• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Brahe 
• Newton

For over 1,000 years, the church supported this theory -

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric