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WorksheetsEarly Astronomy
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What model does this represent?
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
2.
What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
3.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
4.
Galileo used ______ to develop the heliocentric theory.
a)
predictions
b)
the scientific method
c)
theories
d)
guesses
5.
What does "helios" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
center of
c)
sun
d)
moon
6.
This person was a Greek philosopher who believed the universe centered around the Earth in a perfect circle
a)
Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Aristotle
d)
Galileo
7.
This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory
a)
Aristotle
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
8.
This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -
a)
Aristotle
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
9.
Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion?
a)
Kepler
b)
Copernicus
c)
Brahe
d)
Newton
10.
For over 1,000 years, the church supported this theory -
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
11.
What two forces help planets stay in their orbits?
a)
Gravity and Force
b)
Gravity and Inertia
c)
Doppler effect and Gravity
d)
Inertia and Force
12.
Galileo invented the telescope.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The Universe is:
a)
Expanding
b)
Contracting
c)
Floating
d)
Sparkly
14.
This astronomer discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, or an oval shape, and not perfectly circular.
a)
Aristotole
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Newton
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