WorksheetsEarly Astronomy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars. This includes the sun revolving around the Earth. This model was proven wrong.
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Solarcentric
d)
Suncentric
2.
What Shape is Earth's orbit?
a)
Circular
b)
Elliptical
c)
Rectangular
d)
Eclipse
3.
What is the name of the model in which the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System?
a)
Solarcentric
b)
Suncentric
c)
Geocentric
d)
Heliocentric
4.
What did Copernicus discover?
a)
The Earth is at the center of the Solar System
b)
The Sun is at the center of the Solar System
c)
The Moon is at the center of the Solar System
d)
There is a black hole in the center of the Solar System
5.
Who was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Kepler
6.
Galileo discovered huge pits on the moon called what?
a)
Moon holes
b)
Dips
c)
Bends
d)
Craters
7.
Which scientist helped explain that gravity is why all the planets orbit the Sun?
a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Copernicus
d)
Newton
8.
Which scientist found that the planets orbit the sun with an elliptical orbit?
a)
Kepler
b)
Newton
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
9.
Which Greek astronomer was believed for over 1400 years even though his theory of the Solar System was wrong?
a)
Galileo
b)
Copernicus
c)
Newton
d)
Ptolemy
10.
What was the name Dr. Brule (SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE-SPACE) give his planet that was too far and didn't have a name?
a)
Shoris-Dingle
b)
Boris-Shingle
c)
Dorris-Pringle
d)
Carlos-Jingle
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