History of Astronomy Quiz

Which planets did the Babylonians associate with the gods Marduk and Ishtar?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Venus

• Saturn and Mars

• Venus and Mercury

Who believed that the earth had a daily rotation but incorrectly assumed that the sun orbits the earth?

• Aristarchus of Samos

• Ptolemy

• Miletus

• Eratosthenes

Who thought the sun was at the center of the universe but was not influential enough?

• Ptolemy

• Eratosthenes

• Miletus

• Aristarchus of Samos

Who calculated the circumference of the earth between 276 BCE to 192 or 194 BCE?

• Ptolemy

• Eratosthenes

• Miletus

• Aristarchus of Samos

What significant contribution did the Arabs make in 964 AD?

• Translated Ptolemy's text into Arabic

• Created a star catalog

• Developed the sun-centered model of the solar system

• Invented the telescope

Who developed the sun-centered model of the solar system in the 1400s AD?

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Aristarchus of Samos

What did Galileo invent in the early 1600s AD?

• The star catalog

• The heliocentric model

• The telescope

• The geocentric model

What did Galileo discover in 1610?

• The circumference of the earth

• The phases of Venus and Jupiter's moon

• The daily rotation of the earth

• The star catalog

What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?

• Heliocentric Model
• Geocentric Model
• Moon phases
• Tidal Phases

Which 2 scientists suggested the Helio-centric theory. 

• Kepler and Newton
• Galileo and coperinicus