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Astronomy History and Laws 02B Quizzizz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Central Americans built temples aligned with ______, as a timekeeper, along with the sun and moon.

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

2.

Who discovered Jupiter's four moons?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Brahe

d)

Aristotle

3.

"Founder of Modern Science"

a)

Galileo

b)

Kepler

c)

Copernicus

d)

Aristotle

4.

1st predicted the position the planets are in today

a)

Galileo

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Copernicus

d)

Aristotle

5.
Made careful observations & recorded positions of planets by observing from his observatory.
a)
Tycho Brahe
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Copernicus
d)
Aristotle
6.
This astronomer was convinced this image was accurate.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Brahe
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
7.

Using Tycho’s Brahe's data (Mars), found elliptical orbits of planets.

a)

Kepler

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Copernicus

d)

Aristotle

8.

"Sun-Centered" universe model

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

9.

Planets & stars move around earth in perfect circles

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

10.

Using King of Denmark's generosity he built an observatory and made the most accurate astronomical observations for more than 20 yrs.

a)

Giovanni Cassini

b)

Tycho Brahe

c)

Hipparchus

d)

Isaac Newton

11.

Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter- because this demonstrated revolution around something other than Earth.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Aristotle

c)

William Herschel

d)

Claudius Ptolemy

12.
He showed the laws governing astronomical bodies were the same laws governing motion on Earth
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Charles Messier
c)
Tycho Brahe
d)
Hipparchus
13.
This astronomer discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, or an oval shape, and not perfectly circular.
a)
Aristotole
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Newton
14.

______ is the belief that the positioning of the stars and planets affect the way events occur on earth.

a)

Cosmology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Astrology

d)

None

15.

A name given to a group of stars in the sky that make up a certain pattern is ______.

a)

galaxy

b)

constellation

c)

star dust

d)

meteor

16.

The Andromeda, the Fishnet are the names of ______.

a)

stars

b)

galaxies

c)

comets

d)

meteors

17.

A light-year refers to ______ .

a)

a unit time

b)

a unit distance

c)

a unit of light intensity

d)

none

18.

Native Americans such as the Chumash tribe left records of their sky observations in the painted caves of Burro Flats. In the cave, the sun lit the cave on what specific day?

a)

December 25 (Christmas Day)

b)

February 2 (Groundhogs Day)

c)

Every Full Moon monthly

d)

Summer Solstice (June 21)

19.

Aristotle believed the Earth was round. What circumstantial evidence supported this? (Hint: Choose all that apply)

a)

Ships moved over the horizon

b)

Lunar Eclipses

c)

Round was a perfect shape in geometry

d)

Changing altitude of the North Star due to position on Earth

20.

What device in Tycho Brahe's observatory allowed him to make precise measurements up to 1/60 of an angle?

a)

Ruler

b)

Calculator

c)

Protractor

d)

Many assistants

21.

Of Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary motion. Which law explains why each planet takes differing times to revolve around the sun?

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

d)

4th Law

22.

From 1988-1992, the Vatican was researching and finally acquitted what astronomy of crimes against the church?

a)

Newton

b)

Gallileo

c)

Tycho Brahe

d)

Kepler

23.

According to Newton's Laws of motion. An object at _____ stays at _____ until acted upon by an external force.

a)

rest, motion

b)

high velocity, rest

c)

rest, rest

d)

motion, rest

24.

In Newton's law of Universal Gravitation, m1 & m2 have what mathematical relationship?

a)

direct

b)

inverse

c)

indirect

d)

inverse square

25.

Using Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, m1 & d^2 have what mathematical relationship?

a)

direct

b)

inverse

c)

indirect

d)

inverse squared

26.

What is Tidal Force?

a)

gravity between two objects at a standard distance

b)

change in tides over the Earth

c)

the difference in gravity across an object or body

d)

the largest change in tides in a season

27.

The image shown here represents:

a)

spring tides

b)

neap tides

28.

The image shown here represents:

a)

spring tides

b)

neap tides

29.

On Earth, some of the most extreme daily changes to tides occur in the Bay of Fundy. Rafters can use the ______ ______ on the reversed river for miles upstream daily.

a)

tidal bore

b)

tidal force

c)

neap tide

d)

parr vision

30.

High tides occur every approximately_______ hours. The small difference in time each day is due to the _____.

a)

12, sun alignment

b)

6, moon alignment

c)

6, continental drift/plate tectonics

d)

12, moon alignment

e)

12, continental drift/plate tectonics