Astronomy Quiz

Astronomy Quiz

6th Grade

64 Qs

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Astronomy Quiz

Astronomy Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Easy

Created by

Mary Hiher

Used 1+ times

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64 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did ancient astronomers notice about the stars in the sky?

They changed colors frequently.

They kept the same position relative to each other.

They disappeared during the day.

They were all the same size.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did ancient astronomers call the unusual "stars" that moved among the constellations?

Comets

Asteroids

Planets

Moons

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an astrolabe used for?

To measure time

To navigate the seas

To measure the altitude of stars and planets

To predict weather patterns

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who thought that the Earth was the center of the universe?

Copernicus

Galileo

Ptolemy

Newton

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed that all planets orbit the Sun?

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Aristotle

Kepler

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape do planets travel around the sun in, according to Johannes Kepler?

Circular

Elliptical

Square

Triangular

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered that planets travel in an elliptical shape around the sun?

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

Johannes Kepler

Albert Einstein

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