History of Astronomy

Which astronomer of antiquity made elaborate models of an earth-centered universe?

• Copernicus
• Aristarchus
• Ptolemy
• Tycho Brahe

Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?

• Ptolemy
• Galileo Galilei
• Tycho Brahe
• Copernicus

Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the center of the universe. What do we call this model?

• Ptolemic System

• Geocentric Universe

• Heliocentric Universe

• Copernican Model

Tycho Brahe's biggest contribution to astronomy was...?

• Accurate Observations of the stars and planets
• His telescopic observations
• Heliocentric Universe
• His Silver Nose

Examine the Diagram of the Solar System below. Which of the following astronomers held and promoted this view of the solar system? 

• Aristarchus
• Ptolemy & Tycho Brahe
• Copernicus
• Johannes Kepler & Tycho Brahe

Which of the following words shows the similarity between Aristarchus and Copernicus?

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Retrograde
• Epicycle

Spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation
• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the

• timing of tides.
• length of a month.
• cycle of the seasons.
• phases of the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the seasons of the year?

• The tilt of Earth on its axis
• The rotation of the Moon around Earth
• The spinning of Earth on its axis
• The northern and southern hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A group of stars that form a pattern shape like an animal, person, or object

• constellation

• equator

• rotate

• Milky Way