The History of Astronomy

Galileo used ______ to develop the heliocentric theory.

• predictions
• the scientific method
• theories
• guesses

What does "helios" mean?

• Earth
• center of
• sun
• moon

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This person was a Greek philosopher who believed the universe centered around the Earth in a perfect circle

• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Aristotle
• Galileo

This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory 

• Aristotle
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo

This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -

• Aristotle
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo

Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion? 

• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Brahe 
• Newton

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What two forces help planets stay in their orbits? 

• Gravity and Force
• Gravity and Inertia
• Doppler effect and Gravity
• Inertia and Force 

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This astronomer discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, or an oval shape, and not perfectly circular.

• Aristotole
• Copernicus
• Kepler
• Newton

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Galileo invented the telescope.  

• True
• False

The Universe is:  

• Expanding
• Contracting
• Floating 
• Sparkly 

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