Astronomy: The Original Space

A ______ telescope uses a mirror to focus light onto a small area.

• Reflecting

• Radio

• Refracting

• Spectrum

Who invented the reflecting telescope?

• Hans Lippershay

• Issac Newton

• Galileo Galilee

• Johannes Kepler

What is the approximate length of time it takes the Moon to complete one lunar cycle?

• 14 Days
• 29 Days
• 180 Days
• 365 Days

The moon revolves around Earth about once every________.

• day
• year
• week 
• month

Of the billions of stars in our galaxy, why is the Sun the only star in the galaxy that supplies energy to Earth?

• The Sun is the closest star.
• The Sun is the hottest star.
• The Sun is the biggest star.
• The Sun is the oldest star.

What planet did he believe was the center of the universe?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Sun

• Earth

discovered Jupiter's four moons

• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Brahe
• Aristotle

Made careful observations & recorded positions of planets by observing from his observatory.

• Tycho Brahe
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Aristotle

Using Tycho’s Brahe's data, found elliptical orbits of planets.

• Kepler
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Aristotle

What was Galileo's most important invention

• Water Pump
• Telescope
• The Big Wheel
• Electricity