Heliocentric vs Geocentric Reading Quiz

The study of the theory of the universe and humanity’s place in the universe is known as:

• heliocentrism

• astronomy

• geocentrism

• cosmology

his man was credited with improving the telescope:

• Pluto

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

Detemine which statements are true and/or false.

Groups:

(a) True

,

(b) False

• The geocentric model was based on the thought that the stars revolved around the Earth

• Kepler was a geocentrist.

• The heliocentric model was the popular model in ancient Greece.

• Copernicus distributed his six page heliocentric theory in the early 18th century.

​ (a)   was credited with improving the telescope.

• Galileo
• Ptolemy 
• Aristotle 
• Aristarchus
• Copernicus

The very first mention of a heliocentric version of the universe is attributed to​ (a)  

• Aristarchus
• Galileo
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Artistotle

The ​ (a)   model holds that the sun is at the center of the universe, and stars and planets revolve around the sun.

• heliocentric
• geocentric
• Ptolemaic
• Galilean

10. The ​ (a)   model holds that Earth is at the center of the universe, and sun and planets revolve around Earth.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• Ptolemaic
• Galilean

Galileo was forced to recant heliocentrism and spent his last years of life under house arrest by order of the

• Catholic Church

• Roman Inquisition

• Ptolemaic Army

• El Conquistador

​ ​ (a)   is credited with being the first major astronomer to formulate the heliocentric model

• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Ptolemy
• Aristotle