Free Printable S6E1a Review (C. Smith)

1.

What is the Geocentric Model?

a)

The model of the solar system with the Sun in the center.

b)

The model of the solar system with Earth in the center.

2.

What is the Heliocentric Model?

a)

The model of the solar system with the Sun in the center.

b)

The model of the solar system with Earth in the center.

3.

Which scientists believed in the Geocentric Model?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Brahe

c)

Copernicus

d)

Hubble

e)

Ptolemy

4.

Which scientist thought of the Heliocentric Model, and wrote a book about it, but was afraid to publish it until he was dying.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Brahe

c)

Copernicus

d)

Hubble

e)

Ptolemy

5.

Which scientist used the newly invented telescope and found the moons around Jupiter?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Brahe

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

e)

Ptolemy

6.

Galileo found moons orbiting Jupiter, this was evidence that supported which theory?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

7.

What contributions/ discoveries did Tycho Brahe make to the Copernican Revolution?

a)

Comet

b)

Moons Orbiting Jupiter

c)

Planets Orbiting in an Elliptical Path

d)

Gravity

e)

Epicycle

8.

What contributions/ discoveries did Johannes Kepler make to the Copernican Revolution?

a)

Comet

b)

Moons Orbiting Jupiter

c)

Planets Orbiting in an Elliptical Path

d)

Gravity

e)

Epicycle

9.

What was the Big Bang?

a)

model states that the universe began with expansion occurring in all areas of the universe. Over time, the expansion slowed and the matter in the universe contracted. Then the process began again, repeating over and over.

b)

The universe always has been the same as it is now, that it has always existed and always will, and as matter in the universe expands outwards, new matter is created to keep the overall density the same

c)

theory of the universe that states that all matter and energy was once packed in a tiny, dense singularity that then exploded about 14 billion years ago. The universe then began expanding and cooling, and is still doing so today.

10.

What was the Oscillating Model?

a)

model states that the universe began with expansion occurring in all areas of the universe. Over time, the expansion slowed and the matter in the universe contracted. Then the process began again, repeating over and over.

b)

The universe always has been the same as it is now, that it has always existed and always will, and as matter in the universe expands outwards, new matter is created to keep the overall density the same

c)

theory of the universe that states that all matter and energy was once packed in a tiny, dense singularity that then exploded about 14 billion years ago. The universe then began expanding and cooling, and is still doing so today.

11.

What was the Steady State Model?

a)

model states that the universe began with expansion occurring in all areas of the universe. Over time, the expansion slowed and the matter in the universe contracted. Then the process began again, repeating over and over.

b)

The universe always has been the same as it is now, that it has always existed and always will, and as matter in the universe expands outwards, new matter is created to keep the overall density the same

c)

theory of the universe that states that all matter and energy was once packed in a tiny, dense singularity that then exploded about 14 billion years ago. The universe then began expanding and cooling, and is still doing so today.

12.

Which theory or theories are accepted?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Steady State Model

d)

Oscillating Model

e)

Big Bang Theory

13.

What did Edwin Hubble discover that supports the Big Bang?

a)

Doppler Effect

b)

Blue Shift

c)

Red Shift

d)

Hubble Effect

14.

If galaxies were moving towards us, they would appear to be what color?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

15.

If galaxies were moving away from us, they would appear to be what color?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

16.

Galaxies moving towards us appear to have...

a)

longer wavelengths and lower frequencies

b)

shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies

17.

Galaxies moving away from us appear to have...

a)

longer wavelengths and lower frequencies

b)

shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies

18.

What other evidence did scientists find that supports the Big Bang Theory?

(a)

19.

Why have the models and theories changed over time?

a)

People are getting smarter

b)

People have more chance of going to school

c)

People have better technology

20.

When did the Big Bang happen?

a)

13 Billion Years Ago

b)

14 Billion Years Ago

c)

15 Billion Years Ago

d)

16 Billion Years Ago

21.

What did Hubble discover?

a)

That there are many galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

b)

The phases of Venus.

c)

4 of Jupiter's moons.

d)

The laws of gravitational force.

22.

What was the Ptolemy's theory?

a)

He thought Earth was in the center of the universe.

b)

He discovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

c)

He thought the sun was at the center of the universe.

d)

He thought the planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits.

23.

What is the difference between a Heliocentric & Geocentric model of the universe?

a)

There is no difference.

b)

One has the sun in the center and one has the earth at the center.

c)

One is a galaxy and one is a solar system.

24.

What is the Heliocentric model?

a)

Earth-centered universe.

b)

Sun-centered universe.

c)

That the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.

d)

That galaxies exist beyond the Milky Way.

25.

What was Copernicus's theory?

a)

He thought Earth was at the center of the universe.

b)

He thought the planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits.

c)

He thought the sun was at the center of the universe.

d)

He discovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

26.

What is the Geocentric model?

a)

Sun-centered universe.

b)

Planets revolving around the sun in elliptical orbits.

c)

Galaxies existing beyond the Milky Way.

d)

Earth-centered universe.

27.

What tool did Galileo use to make his discoveries?

a)

Satellite

b)

Telescope

c)

Space Shuttle

d)

Ancient buildings like Chicen Itza in Mexico.

28.

What does "geo-" mean?

a)

Earth

b)

sun

c)

Center

29.

What does "helios" mean?

a)

Earth

b)

center of

c)

sun

d)

moon

30.

He was Brahe's assistant and he announced all planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits

a)

Einstein

b)

Hubble

c)

Ptomely

d)

Kepler

31.

His laws of gravity explained why planets rotated around the object with the most mass in the solar system.

a)

Capernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Newton

d)

Einstein

32.

The Universe is:

a)

Expanding

b)

Contracting

c)

Floating

d)

Sparkly

33.

First to record celestial bodies; Believed there were spheres around earth.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Aristotle

d)

Newton

34.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Heliocentric Model

b)

Geocentric Model

c)

Circle Model

d)

Aristotle Model

35.

What model of the solar system is shown in this picture?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

36.

What was the Big Bang?

a)

model states that the universe began with expansion occurring in all areas of the universe. Over time, the expansion slowed and the matter in the universe contracted. Then the process began again, repeating over and over.

b)

The universe always has been the same as it is now, that it has always existed and always will, and as matter in the universe expands outwards, new matter is created to keep the overall density the same

c)

theory of the universe that states that all matter and energy was once packed in a tiny, dense singularity that then exploded about 14 billion years ago. The universe then began expanding and cooling, and is still doing so today.

37.

Which theory or theories are accepted today?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Steady State Model

d)

Oscillating Model

e)

Big Bang Theory

38.

What was the Ptolemy's theory?

a)

He thought Earth was in the center of the universe.

b)

He discovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

c)

He thought the sun was at the center of the universe.

d)

He thought the planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits.

39.

What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

a)

Mars

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Earth

40.

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

a)

Sun

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

The Universe

41.

Who supported the Geocentric system?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Aristotle

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

42.

Who proposed the Heliocentric system?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Aristotle

d)

Galileo

43.

What does the Geocentric system look like?

a)

b)

c)

d)

44.

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

a)

b)

c)

d)

45.

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the movement of the moon

c)

the center of the solar system

46.

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

a)

perfect circle

b)

ellipse

c)

spiral

47.

What does "geo-" mean?

a)

Earth

b)

sun

c)

Center

48.

This image shows the:

a)

Geocentric Solar System

b)

Heliocentric Solar System

49.

Whose book was published about the heliocentric model of the universe just after he died?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

50.

Who came up with this model?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilee

d)

Ptolemy

51.

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

a)

telescope

b)

spyglass

c)

mirror

d)

magnifying glass

52.

Which object is the center of the solar system according to Galileo?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Neptune

53.

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

a)

Galileo

b)

Plato

c)

Ptolemy

d)

No one

54.

Which astronomer first observed the phases of Venus and Jupiter's moons with the help of a telescope?

a)

Gailieo

b)

Aristarchus

c)

Kepler

d)

Aristotle

e)

Copernicus

55.

Who discovered the shape of a planet's orbit is actually an ellipse?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Galileo

56.

Who used a telescope to prove that the Earth could not be the center of the universe?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Galileo

57.

Which theory did Galileo believe in?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

58.

Evidence supporting the geocentric model are from

a)

Epicycles

b)

Interstellar medium

c)

Pulsar

d)

Nebula

59.

Evidence supporting the geocentric model are from

a)

Epicycles

b)

Interstellar medium

c)

Pulsar

d)

Nebula

60.

In the Geocentric model the earth moves

a)

True

b)

falseI

61.

These two astronomers confirmed Copernicus's heliocentric theory with calculations.

a)

Galileo and Aristotle

b)

Brahe and Kepler

c)

Ptolemy and Kepler

d)

Aristotle and Ptolemy

S6E1a Review (C. Smith)

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