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WorksheetsEarly Astronomers
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
a)
Sun
b)
Comet
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
2.
What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
3.
This person believed that planets move on small circles that move on larger circles
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Aristotle
4.
This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory
a)
Aristotle
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
5.
This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
6.
This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -
a)
Aristotle
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
7.
Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion?
a)
Kepler
b)
Copernicus
c)
Brahe
d)
Newton
8.
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
9.
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
10.
What theory of the Universe did Aristotle believe in?
a)
Heliocentric theory
b)
Alphamanic theory
c)
Geocentric theory
d)
Vergocentric theory
11.
What shape is an ellipse?
a)
An oval shape
b)
A round shape
c)
A circle shape
d)
Sun, moon and Earth lined up shape
12.
Which astronomer figured out that the Earth is a sphere by observing a lunar eclipse?
a)
Newton
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Aristotle
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