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Early Astronomy 2A

Authored by Cindee Noel

Science

6th Grade

Early Astronomy 2A
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "geocentric" mean?

Earth-centered

Sun-centered

Moon-centered

Star-centered

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did most early Greek astronomers believe about the position of the Earth in the universe?

The Earth is at the center of the universe.

The Sun is at the center of the universe.

The Moon is at the center of the universe.

Jupiter is at the center of the universe.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who was Aristotle?

A Roman Emperor

A Greek Philosopher

An Egyptian Pharaoh

A Chinese Scholar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were Aristotle's ideas based on?

Experiments

Speculations (guesses)

Observations

Mathematical proofs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Aristotle believe about the universe?

It centers around the Sun in an elliptical orbit

It centers around the Earth in a perfect circle

It is infinite and has no center

It is a flat disc

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whose ideas were believed by the church and not tested for 1,000 years?

Galileo

Copernicus

Newton

Aristotle

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who believed that planets move in small circles that move on bigger circles?

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Galileo

Newton

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