Famous Astronomers Quiz
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Who was the Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who used the sun to measure the size of the round Earth?
1. Who was the Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who used the sun to measure the size of the round Earth?
A. Claudius Ptolemy
B. Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
C. Eratosthenes of Cyrene
D. Nicolaus Copernicus
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Which astronomer proposed a model of the solar system in which the sun, stars, and other planets revolved around Earth, known as the Ptolemaic system?
2. Which astronomer proposed a model of the solar system in which the sun, stars, and other planets revolved around Earth, known as the Ptolemaic system?
A. Johannes Kepler
B. Galileo Galilei
C. Claudius Ptolemy
D. Isaac Newton
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. Who made the first known observation of a group of stars outside of the Milky Way, the Andromeda galaxy?
3. Who made the first known observation of a group of stars outside of the Milky Way, the Andromeda galaxy?
A. Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
B. Eratosthenes of Cyrene
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
D. Johannes Kepler
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. Which astronomer proposed a model of the solar system with the Earth revolving around the sun?
4. Which astronomer proposed a model of the solar system with the Earth revolving around the sun?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Nicolaus Copernicus
C. Johannes Kepler
D. Galileo Galilei
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. Who determined that planets traveled around the sun not in circles, but in ellipses, and calculated three laws involving the motions of planets?
5. Who determined that planets traveled around the sun not in circles, but in ellipses, and calculated three laws involving the motions of planets?
A. Galileo Galilei
B. Nicolaus Copernicus
C. Johannes Kepler
D. Claudius Ptolemy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. Which astronomer is often credited with the creation of the optical telescope and discovered the four primary moons of Jupiter?
6. Which astronomer is often credited with the creation of the optical telescope and discovered the four primary moons of Jupiter?
A. Giovanni Cassini
B. Christiaan Huygens
C. Galileo Galilei
D. Isaac Newton
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. Who proposed the earliest theory about the nature of light and made the first observations of Saturn's rings and its largest moon, Titan?
7. Who proposed the earliest theory about the nature of light and made the first observations of Saturn's rings and its largest moon, Titan?
A. Johannes Kepler
B. Christiaan Huygens
C. Isaac Newton
D. Claudius Ptolemy
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