Astronomy Review

He perfected the telescope for use in astronomy and observed Jupiter’s moons.

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

He published a book that gathered all of the ancient data on astronomy.

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

His calculations proved that the planets’ orbits are elliptical.

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

He published a book claiming that the solar system was heliocentric.

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

Which of the following astronomers believed in the geocentric model of the universe?

• copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

The idea that the universe was created by an enormous explosion is known as

• The Law of Enormous Explosions

• The Big Bang Theory

• Newton’s Law of Gravity

• Newton’s Law of Inertia

Which of the following statements would Ptolemy have believed about our solar system?

• The sun revolves around the moon.

• The planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits.

• The sun moves across the sky because it revolves around Earth.

• The sun seems to move across the sky because Earth rotates on its axis.

What is the main difference between the heliocentric model and the geocentric model of the solar system?

• The heliocentric model has the Sun as the center, and the geocentric model has Earth as the center of the solar system.

• The heliocentric model has Earth as the center, and the geocentric theory has the Sun as the center of the solar system.

• The heliocentric theory has Earth moving around the moon, and the geocentric theory has the Sun moving around the moon.

• The heliocentric theory has the moon moving around Earth, and the geocentric theory has Earth moving around the moon.

What is the shape of our Milky Way Galaxy?

• irregular

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• oblong

Which planet is the third planet from the sun?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars