Early Astronomy, Gravity, and Planetary Laws

A geocentric model of the solar system features:

• The Sun at the center

• The Earth at the center

• The Moon at the center

• The Milky Way at the center

What type of solar system model is shown?

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• Tychonic model

• Ptolemaic model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of Kepler's laws states that planets orbit the sun in elliptical paths?

• Kepler's First Law

• Kepler's Second Law

• Kepler's Third Law

• Kepler's Fourth Law

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The astronomer who altered the geocentric model with epicycles to explain retrograde motion is:

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

The astronomer who designed a telescope and discovered the moons of Jupiter is:

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which astronomer believed that gravity and inertia keep the planets in orbit?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Who made accurate measurements of objects in space before the invention of a telescope?

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

The first person to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system was:

• Aristotle

• Aristarchus

• Copernicus

• Galileo

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The geocentric model of the solar system was first proposed by?

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Galileo

Which astronomer discovered sunspots and the sun's rotational period?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Tycho Brahe