Earth and Space Final

What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?

• Sun
• Comet 
• Jupiter
• Earth

  What does "geo-" mean?

• Earth
• Sun

• Center
• Rock

This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory. Telescope.

• Aristotle
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo

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This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.

• Aristotle
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo

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Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion? 

• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Brahe 
• Newton

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This person believed that planets move on small circles that move on larger circles. Believed in Geocentric model.

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Aristotle

Who developed the Laws of Planetary Orbital Motion?

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

• Newton

• Einstein

Who developed the Theory of Relativity?

• Einstein

• Newton

• Copernicus

• Brahe

Our sun is currently in what star stage?

• Protostar
• Nebula
• Main Sequence
• Red Giant

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A ________ is an object so dense with so much gravity that even light cannot escape.

• neutron star

• white dwarf

• black hole

• black dwarf

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