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Heliocentric and Geocentric Theory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this person?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Sorry, I don't know.

2.

What did Ptolemy think the world was centred?

a)

Moon centred universe

b)

Sun centred universe

c)

Minecraft centred universe

d)

Earth centred universe

3.

Who made up the Heliocentric Theory?

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Copernicus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Some Pandas

4.

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the movement of the moon

c)

the center of the solar system

5.
  What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
6.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
7.
What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?
a)
Heliocentric Model
b)
Geocentric Model
c)
Moon phases
d)
Tidal Phases
8.

Who stated the fact that Copernicus thought of the Heliocentric theory?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Pythagoras

e)

Galileo

9.

Who was the person that popularized the heliocentric model?

a)

Galileo

b)

Aristotle

c)

Copernicus

10.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Heliocentric Model

b)

Geocentric Model

c)

Circle Model

d)

Aristotle Model

11.
Why did people believe in the Geocentric vs the Heliocentric solar system?
a)
Geocentric system had been around for a LONG time.
b)
People don't like change.
c)
There wasn't enough proof  to support the Heliocentric system.
d)
all of these answers are correct.
12.
Copernicus' view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
13.
The earth centered view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
14.
The sun centered view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
15.

This image shows the

a)

Geocentric Solar System

b)

Heliocentric Solar System