Ancient Astronomy Quiz

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Science
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12th Grade
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Monica McClure
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Why may have ancient cultures studied astronomy?
For timekeeping purposes
For timing agriculture (planting and harvesting)
For astrology or religion
For historical record keeping
All of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Which of the following is the best description of Stonehenge?
It was a sophisticated, scientific astronomical observatory that was capable of predicting the position of Mars.
It was a basic solar calendar that matched up to every day of the year.
It was a basic solar calendar that aligned with the sun on summer solstice and winter solstice (probably for religious purposes).
It was a basic clock that measured the hours of the day using the Sun and shadows.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What was the biggest problem/phenomenon in the sky that astronomers tried to explain using different models?
parallax
changes in brightness of stars
how the sun rises
retrograde motion of planets
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What did Eratosthenes do that was a significant advancement in the study of astronomy?
He found that the solar system was heliocentric.
He measured the distance to the Moon.
He measured the distance to the Sun.
He measured the size of the Earth.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
The Ptolemaic model of the solar system was
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Neither
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Which of the following ancient instruments could be used to directly measure the time of day?
Stonehenge
An astrolabe
A compass
A sundial
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Of the following historical models of the solar system, circle all that were geocentric.
Aristotle’s
Ptolemy’s
Copernicus’s
Eudoxus’s
Kepler’s
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