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Early Astronomers and Discoveries

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Astronomy is

a)

the study of human's body

b)

the study of earth

c)

the study of space and universe

d)

the study of plants

2.

Below are the scientists who have contributed to the knowledge about space and universe except:

a)

Aryabatha

b)

Al-Qushji

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Thomas Edison

3.

Ptolemy was a great astronomer, but what mistake did he make?

a)

he made a wrong model of solar system

b)

he fought with other astronomers

c)

he said the Sun was circling the Earth

d)

he kept the knowledge of the universe as a secret

4.

What contribution did Galileo give to the world?

a)

he built a better telescope

b)

he invented a compass to draw the orbits of the planets

c)

he used the theory of gravity to explain how solar system works

d)

he built a space shuttle to observe space

5.

How many moons does Jupiter have?

a)

5 moons

b)

8 moons

c)

around 45 moons

d)

more than 70 moons

6.

Why did it take hundreds of years for people to believe that the earth moves around the Sun?

a)

scientists in the past were not smart

b)

people did not know who to believe

c)

sunrises and sunsets make people believe that the Sun moved around the Earth

d)

no schools teaching about astronomy in the past

7.

How long did it take to confirm that the Earth moves around the Sun?

a)

10 years

b)

50 years

c)

100 years

d)

more than 1000 years

8.

Johannes Kepler was a/an

a)

mathematician

b)

biologist

c)

astronaut

d)

traveler

9.

The main use of telescope is

a)

to see what's going on at the stadium

b)

to see how far people do a long jump

c)

to see the plane fly in the sky

d)

to see a distant object in outer space

10.

What did Galileo observe about Jupiter?

a)

the exact size of Jupiter

b)

the moons' movement around the planet

c)

the types of gasses the make up Jupiter

d)

the core of planet Jupiter