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WorksheetsESS Astronomy Personalities Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
This astronomer discovered that Jupiter has moons.
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Aristotle
What was Aristotle's profession?
Astronomer
Doctor
Playwrite
Philosopher
Greek King
What phase is shown in the image?
Gibbous Moon
Full Moon
New Moon
Quarter Moon
Crescent Moon
When the sun is rising in the morning what is the Full Moon doing?
Also rising
Creating a Solar Eclipse
You can't see the full moon, it's invisible
Setting
It is high in the sky overhead.
What model of the universe did Aristotle defend?
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Godcentric
Sapiencentric
String Theory
Which two are NOT part of Kepler's Laws of planetary motion?
i. Objects trace out equal areas for equal periods of time.
ii. Gravity makes the planets move in odd orbits.
iii. T^2 is proportional to R^3
iv. All celestial objects move in perfect circles?
v. All celestial objects move in ellipses.
i & ii
ii & iii
i & iv
ii & iv
iv & v
Copernicus proposed what universal model?
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Humancentric
Godcentric
String Theory
Which phase of the moon comes after 1st Quarter?
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
The catholic church accepted this universal model as part of their doctrine.
Heliocentric
String Theory
Copernican model
Geocentric
Big Bang
What did Galileo see when he looked at Venus?
Nothing, Venus is too small.
Rings
Moons
Phases like the Moon
Spots or blemishes
