Beginning of Astronomy

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

• telescope

• spyglass

• mirror

• magnifying glass

Which object is the center of the solar system according to Galileo?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Neptune

Which of the following is a tool that makes distant objects appear close?

• Brush

• Star

• Planet

• Telescope

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

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What did the geocentric model say?

• Earth orbits the Sun.

• The Sun orbits Earth.

According to the text, Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model that proposed that:

• The Sun orbits the Earth.

• The Earth orbits the Sun.

What does the Greek root geo mean as in the word geocentric?

• Sun

• Earth

• Measure

• Center

What does the Greek root helio mean as in the word heliocentric?

• Sun

• Earth

• Measure

• Center

What does the Greek root centr mean as in the words geocentric and heliocentric?

• Sun

• Earth

• Measure

• Center

Which astronomers believed in a geocentric (Earth-centered) model of the universe?

• Aristotle & Copernicus

• Copernicus and Galileo

• Aristotle & Ptolemy

• Galileo & Ptolemy