READING - EARLY ASTRONOMERS
Authored by Susana Elizabeth Escobar Martinez
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Al-Sufi´s book illustrate?
His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.
He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.
He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.
He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.
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CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Johannes Kepler discover?
His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.
He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.
He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.
He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.
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CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How was Galileo able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons?
His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.
He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.
He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.
He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Aristotle´s theory about the solar system?
His theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.
He was able to identify Saturn´s rings and Jupiter´s moons by using a telescope.
He discovered that the planet´s orbits are elliptical, not round.
He illustrated the color brightness, and position of 1,000 different stars.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did people consider Galileo´s view of the world true?
Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.
People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.
He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Copernicus considered the founder on modern astronomy?
Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.
People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.
He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.
Because he was the first to recognize that Earth revolves around the sun.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What important contributions did these early astronomers make to our understanding of the world today?
Ancient astronomers brought us the telescope, it helps to count days, tell time, etc.
People considered this to be true for 1,000 years.
He discovered Saturn´s rings, Jupiter´s moons, and the millions of stars in the MIlky Way.
Because he was the first to recognize that Earth revolves around the sun.
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
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