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Heliocentric and geocentric

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what theory is true heliocentric or geocentric

a)

none

b)

heliocentric

c)

geocentric

d)

both

2.

what did the heliocentric claim

a)

the sun was at the middle of the universe

b)

The sun was at the middle of the solar system

c)

The earth is at the middle of the galaxy

d)

The sun is at the middle of the universe.

3.

what did the geocentric model claim

a)

the earth is at the middle of the universe and everything moves around it

b)

the earth is at the middle of the solar system

c)

the earth is at the middle of the galaxy

d)

None of the above

4.

what does the word geo mean

a)

the sun

b)

the earth

c)

the moon

d)

the geocentric model

5.

what does helio mean

a)

the sun

b)

The earth

c)

The universe

d)

The heliocentric model

6.

what theory do most people today believe

a)

Geocentric model

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Big Bang

d)

Plantery formation

7.

who created the heliocentric model

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Tycho Brahe

d)

Johannes Kepler

8.

Who created the geocentric model

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Aristotle

c)

Strabo

d)

Thales of miletus

9.

Everything rotates around the earth

a)

true

b)

False

10.

The Sun is at the middle of the solar system

a)

true

b)

False