Geocentrism states that:

The earth is at the center of the solar system

Saturn is at the center of the solar system

Jupiter at the center of the solar system

The sun is at the center of the solar system

Heliocentrism states that:

the Sun is the center of the solar system

the Earth is the center of the solar system

the moon is the center of the solar system

Mars is the center of the solar system

Ptolemy's model of the universe:

Tried to explain retrograde motion of the planets through the use of epicycles

None of these answers are correct

Tried to determine the circumference of the Earth

Tried to determine the shape of the Earth

Deferents and Epicycles are both circles. Which statement is true.

The epicycle is a small circle orbiting on the larger deferent.

The deferent is a small circle orbiting on the larger epicycle.

Which of the following is NOT true of Galileo?

put forth the idea that the orbits of planets are ellipses

discovered four moons of Jupiter with a telescope

discovered the Sun has sunspots

Catholic church forced him to recant his heliocentric views

What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.

The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest

There is not enough information to determine the areas

Kepler's third law states that you can compare which two variables?

orbital period and distance from the sun

distance from the sun and speed

Which of the following is NOT attributed to Isaac Newton?

discovering the Andromeda Galaxy

History of Astronomy

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a reason that ancient civilizations studied astronomy?

time-keeping

navigation

science

culture & religion

contact aliens

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ancient structure was built in stages by unknown people from 2800 BC to 1075 BC in England to study solstices, eclipses, and more?

Stonehenge

Caracol Temple

Bighorn Medicine Wheel

Sun Dagger

Which ancient structure was built by the Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico around 900 AD to study the position of Venus, among other phenomena?

Stonehenge

Caracol Temple

Bighorn Medicine Wheel

Sun Dagger

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ancient structure was built by the Plains Indians between 300-800 years ago in what is now Wyoming and served as an observatory and calendar?

Stonehenge

Caracol Temple

Bighorn Medicine Wheel

Sun Dagger

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1054 AD, many ancient cultures observed and recorded a supernova that was so bright it was visible during the day. What is the current name of the remains of SN 1054?

Andromeda Galaxy

Crab Nebula

Halley's Comet

Sun Dagger

Ancient Greeks believed that the most perfect shape was the ___.

triangle

ellipse

circle

square

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Eratosthenes famous for?

finding the circumference of the Earth

writing the Almagest and influencing astronomy for 1500 years

proposing first heliocentric theory

suggesting the Earth was round

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History of Astronomy

34 questions

Which of the following is NOT a reason that ancient civilizations studied astronomy?

Which ancient structure was built in stages by unknown people from 2800 BC to 1075 BC in England to study solstices, eclipses, and more?

Which ancient structure was built by the Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico around 900 AD to study the position of Venus, among other phenomena?

Which ancient structure was built by the Plains Indians between 300-800 years ago in what is now Wyoming and served as an observatory and calendar?

In 1054 AD, many ancient cultures observed and recorded a supernova that was so bright it was visible during the day. What is the current name of the remains of SN 1054?

Ancient Greeks believed that the most perfect shape was the ___.

What is Eratosthenes famous for?

What is Ptolemy famous for?

What is Aristarchus famous for?

What is Aristotle famous for?

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