Changing Views of Earth

What did the geocentric model say?

• Earth orbits the Sun.

• The Sun orbits Earth.

Fill in the blank:

In the early 1600s, an Italian named Galileo pointed a new tool called the _______________ toward the night sky.

• Sphere

• Telescope

• Orbit

• Kite

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

According to the text, Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model that proposed that:

• The Sun orbits the Earth.

• The Earth orbits the Sun.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which measuring devices offered new insights into weather patterns?

• The telescope and geocentric model.

• The planets and galaxies.

• The thermometer and barometer.

• The Earth and Sun.

What type of text feature is shown on pages 353 and 354 to help the reader better understand the information in the text?

• Graphs

• Charts

• Diagrams

• Tables

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

According to the text, which inventions helped people measure weather from above the ground?

• Star, planets, and other celestial spheres.

• Rockets, the sun, and the planets.

• Kites, balloons, airplanes, rockets, and satellites.

• Kites, balloons, and the moon.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the Greek root meter mean as in the word thermometer?

• Sun

• Earth

• Measure

• Center

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the Greek root geo mean as in the word geocentric?

• Sun

• Earth

• Measure

• Center

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the Greek root helio mean as in the word heliocentric?

• Sun

• Earth

• Measure

• Center

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the Greek root centr mean as in the words geocentric and heliocentric?

• Sun

• Earth

• Measure

• Center

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A