Historical Astronomers

Historical Astronomers

4th - 5th Grade

11 Qs

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Historical Astronomers

Historical Astronomers

Assessment

Quiz

Science

4th - 5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amber Estep

Used 15+ times

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The astronomer who was the first to say that Earth was a fixed object at the center of the universe.

Aristotle

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Galileo

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The astronomer who was first to create an organized chart showing how the planets and sun orbit Earth.

Aristotle

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Galileo

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The astronomer who was first to say that the sun was the center of the universe.

Aristotle

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Galileo

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The astronomer who perfected the telescope; which confirmed that the sun was at the center of the solar system.

Aristotle

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Galileo

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words means sun-centered?

Geocentric

Heliocentric

Lunarcentric

Saturncentric

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words means earth-centered?

Geocentric

Heliocentric

Lunarcentric

Saturncentric

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which TWO astronomers believed in a heliocentric model of our solar system?

Aristotle

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Galileo

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