History of Astronomy

History of Astronomy

12th Grade

25 Qs

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History of Astronomy

History of Astronomy

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Vanessa Ramirez

Used 2+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why may have ancient cultures studied astronomy?

For timekeeping purposes

For timing agriculture (planting and harvesting)

For astrology or religion

For historical record keeping

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who were the Aztecs?

a Greek civilization

a Mesoamerican tribe in the 13th century

An Egyptian tribe in the 13th century

A Chinese tribe in the Tang Dynasty

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What did the Mayans use to develop their written language? (Select all that apply)

Glyphs

Pictures

Bricks

Paint

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Ptolemaic model of the Solar System was

Geocentric

Heliocentric

Neither

Both Heliocentric and Geocentric

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which astronomer of antiquity measured the size of the earth?
Aristarchus
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Eratosthenes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?
Ptolemy
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
Copernicus

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the centr of the universe. What do we call this model?
Ptolemic System
Geocentric Universe
Heliocentric Universe
Copernican Model

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