
Intro to Astronomy Study Guide
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is astronomy?
The study of animals on Earth
The scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth
The study of human history
The study of weather patterns
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT part of astronomy?
Stars
Planets
Oceans
Galaxies
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step in the scientific method used in astronomy?
Form a hypothesis
Make observations
Ask a question about the universe
Analyze results
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the heliocentric model, placing the Sun at the center of the solar system?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which astronomer formulated three laws describing elliptical orbits of planets?
Edwin Hubble
Johannes Kepler
Carl Sagan
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What discovery did Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson make in 1965?
The first exoplanet
Cosmic microwave background radiation
The law of universal gravitation
The heliocentric model
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which astronomer used a telescope to observe moons orbiting Jupiter?
Caroline Herschel
Galileo Galilei
Annie Jump Cannon
Vera Rubin
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