Astronomers

Astronomers

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Astronomers

Astronomers

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9th - 12th Grade

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
Sun
Comet 
Jupiter
Earth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  What does "geo-" mean?
Earth
sun
Center

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory 
Aristotle
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.
Aristotle
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion? 
Kepler
Copernicus
Brahe 
Newton

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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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