WorksheetsModels of the Soar System
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
When was the first observation made about the Geocentric Theory
26 March 127
2 February 141.
When did Ptolemy make the Geocentric Theory?
3nd century CE
4nd century CE
2nd century CE
6nd century CE
What was wrong with Copernicus model?
He thought the Sun didn't move
He thought the Moon moved
He thought the Stars didn't move
Whats an Ellipse
an oval shape
an triangular shape
an rectangular shape
Ptolemy and Copernicus assumed that the planets moved in perfect circles
True
False
Why was the model not well received in ancient times?
People had a difficult time accepting that Earth was not the center of the universe
People didn't care for it
it was well received
When was Ptolemy and Copernicus’s model disproved?
In the late 1500s
In the late 1700s
In the late 1400s
In the late 1600s
Ptolemy and Copernicus made the assumption that the planets moved in perfect circles.
True
False
Who proposed the Geocentric model?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Brahe
The Heliocentric Model is NOT a sun-centered model
True
False
In the Ptolemaic universe..
a planet moves in a small circle
a planet moves in a big circle
Ptolemy and Copernicus believed that the planets moved in perfect circles
True
False
