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Nicolaus Copernicus

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who Is Nicolaus Copernicus?
a)
Somebody
b)
An Astronomer who created the Geocentric Theory
c)
A Women
d)
An Astronomer who created the Heliocentric Theory
2.
How Old Was Nicolaus Copernicus When He Died?
a)
71
b)
70
c)
1543
d)
70.5
3.
What Other Subject Did Copernicus Study?
a)
Medicine
b)
Astronomy
c)
Unicorns
d)
Planets
4.
What Did His Family Do For A Living?
a)
They Were Astronomers
b)
They Were Nurses
c)
They Were Merchants
d)
You People Are Horrible At Presenting?
5.
What model does this represent?
a)
Geocentric 
b)
Heliocentric 
6.
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
a)
Sun
b)
Comet 
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
7.
  What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
8.
What does "helios" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
center of
c)
sun
d)
moon
9.
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
10.

The order of the planets is:

a)

Mars,Venus,Earth,

Mercury,Saturn

Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Earth,Venus,Mars

Jupiter, Neptune,

Mercury,Saturn,

Uranus

c)

Mercury,Venus,Earth

Mars,Jupiter,

Saturn,Uranus

Neptune

d)

Mercury,Venus,Earth

Mars,Jupiter,

Neptune, Saturn,Uranus

11.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury 
b)
Neptune 
c)
Pluto 
d)
Earth 
12.
When and what did Nicolaus die of?
a)
Stroke
b)
May 24 1543
c)
Stroke, May 24 1543
d)
Ebola 
13.
What is he know for?
a)
mathematicians
b)
Having a life 
c)
making a telescope 
d)
To say the sun is in the middle of the universe