Birth of Modern Astronomy

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Clint Sandford
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_______ was the first to use a telescope to observe the heavens.
Newton
Kepler
Copernicus
Galileo
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
There are _____ large moons of Jupiter that were discovered using a telescope.
three
four
two
eight
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Galileo also discovered that the Moon had
what he thought were oceans (or maria).
active volcanoes.
mountains.
ice.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The combined discoveries of Galileo (using his telescope) provided direct evidence for
the geocentric model.
the Copernican model of the Universe.
Earth being a sphere.
the Ptolemaic model of the Universe
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Galileo receive so much criticism for his published observations & studies?
the observations made were crude due to technological limits
his data was not accurate
the findings were published in Latin & no one could read it
his findings went against the strict church teachings
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happened to Galileo after he published his findings in 1633?
not much
he was placed under house arrest
he made a fortune and retired back to Pisa, Italy
he was tried by the Inquisition and found guilty of heresy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was Tycho Brahe's main contribution to astronomy?
his extremely detailed observations of the planets
his artificial brass/silver nose
the hiring of Johannes Kepler
his death in front of Johannes Kepler
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