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WorksheetsEarly Astronomers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
a)
Sun
b)
Comet
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
2.
What model does this represent?
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
3.
What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
4.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
5.
Galileo used ______ to develop the heliocentric theory.
a)
predictions
b)
the scientific method
c)
theories
d)
guesses
6.
What does "helios" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
center of
c)
sun
d)
moon
7.
This person believed that planets move on small circles that move on larger circles
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Aristotle
8.
This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory
a)
Aristotle
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
9.
This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -
a)
Aristotle
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
10.
This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
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 created laws of gravity and motion?
a)
Kepler
b)
Copernicus
c)
Brahe
d)
Newton
13.
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
14.
Which astronomer had a star catalog of over 1000 stars?
a)
Brahe
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Kepler
d)
Hubble
15.
The Universe is:
a)
Expanding
b)
Contracting
c)
Floating
d)
Sparkly
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