Unit 2 Quiz #1

Which model has the Earth at the center with the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars orbiting around it?

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• Geographical model

• Helium model

Which model has the Sun at the center with all other solar system objects orbiting it?

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• Geographical model

• Helium model

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Which model includes planets orbiting in ellipses?

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• Geographical model

• Cylindrical model

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Which model includes epicycles for Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn?

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• Geographical model

• Cylindrical model

Which scientist proposed the Heliocentric model of the Solar System with a rotating Earth to explain what we observe from Earth?

• Aristotle

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

What is the main idea behind the model developed by Claudius Ptolemy?

• The Sun is at the center of the universe.

• Earth is at the center of the universe.

• Earth rotates on an axis every 24 hours.

• Nothing is at the center of the universe.

What were some of Galileo's key observations that supported the Heliocentric model?

• He observed the stars create patterns in the night sky.

• He observed other galaxies outside of the Solar System.

• He observed that planets move slower when they get closer to the Sun.

• He observed that Venus went through phases just like the Moon.

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What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the stars

• the center of the solar system

• the number of planets

Which scientist came up with the idea that the shape of a planet's orbit is actually an ellipse (not a perfect circle)?

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

According to Isaac Newton, what is responsible for how the planets orbit around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• space dust

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