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Ancient Astronomers

Authored by Joe Jennings

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10th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A philosopher that proved the Earth is a sphere & thought it was at the center of the universe.

William Herschel
Isaac Newton
Aristotle
Nicolaus Copernicus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

He defined the brightnesses of stars (made a scale) & discovered the wobble of the Earth's axis

Claudius Ptolemy
Hipparchus
Tycho Brahe
Giovanni Cassini

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years

Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Charles Messier
Galileo Galilei

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the Sun was the center of the universe

Aristotle
Isaac Newton
Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Built an observatory and made the most accurate astronomical observations for more than 20 yrs.

Giovanni Cassini
Tycho Brahe
Hipparchus
Isaac Newton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter

Galileo Galilei
Aristotle
William Herschel
Claudius Ptolemy

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

He discovered the division in the rings of Saturn and found four moons orbiting Saturn.

Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Giovanni Cassini
Charles Messier

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