Test Review: Ancient Astronomy and Contributing Scientists

Which astronomer came before the time of Galileo Galilei?

• Hubble

• Copernicus

• Newton

• Hawking

The heliocentric model was actually first proposed by:

• Aristotle

• Archimedes

• Aristarchus

• Alexander the Great

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Which astronomer invented the telescope for astronomy?

• Hawking

• Hubble

• Galileo

• Copernicus

Which civilization recorded the supernova of 1054?

• Pyramids of Giza

• Chinese

• Mayans

• Stonehenge

Which astronomer calculated the distance to the galaxy Andromeda & that the universe is expanding?

• Hawking

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Hubble

List the following astronomers from the earliest years of contribution to the latest.

• Newton-Aristotle-Copernicus-Einstein

• Aristotle-Copernicus-Newton-Einstein

• Einstein-Newton-Aristotle-Copernicus

• Newton-Einstein-Aristotle-Copernicus

Which astronomer established the General Theory of Relativity?

• Copernicus

• Newton

• Einstein

• Aristotle

Which astronomer is credited for stating that the sun was the center of the solar system instead of the earth?

• Einstein

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Aristotle

Which astronomer has developed theories in understanding black holes?

• Kepler

• Newton

• Hawking

• Aristotle

Which astronomer created the 3 laws of planetary motion?

• Bruno

• Einstein

• Copernicus

• Kepler