Ancient Astronomers

Ancient Astronomers

8th Grade

13 Qs

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Ancient Astronomers

Ancient Astronomers

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Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the Sun was the center of the universe

Aristotle
Isaac Newton
Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter

Galileo Galilei
Aristotle
William Herschel
Claudius Ptolemy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sun centered universe is called the

geocentric universe

heliocentric universe

egocentric universe

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who developed the telescope and confirmed the theory of a sun centered universe?

Copernicus

Einstein

Galileo

Aristotle

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years

Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Charles Messier
Galileo Galilei

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Earth centered universe is called the

geocentric universe

heliocentric universe

egocentric universe

home universe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Copernicus was placed under house arrest by the Catholic church for his belief that

there is more than one universe (multi-universal)
our solar system revolves around the sun (Heliocentric)
there are 3 Laws of Motion
there is only 10,000 stars in our solar system

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