WorksheetsThe story of Science: Whats out there? Overview
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
We are moving around the Sun how fast?
67,000 mph
1,000 mph
100,000 mph
How fast are we spinning through space?
150 mph
1,000 mph
15 mph
About how many stars are in our galaxy?
hundreds of billions of stars
a few thousand
Around a million
Tycho Brahe was an astronomer who was know for_________ (choose the best scientific answer)
his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations and data collection.
Having a really nice mustache
having a fake nose
having a pet moose
________ was one of the first "Natural Scientists" to focus on observation and data collection in a very big way.
Tycho
Galileo
Capernicus
What do we call an Earth centered solar system?
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Rock and roll
What do we call a Sun centered solar system?
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Rock and roll
Why do the planets appear to move backward in the night sky?
because their orbits are ellipses.
because they are unpredictable
Why was the Geocentric model of the Universe/solar system believed for so long?
because the church believed it, the general population accepted it and the movement of the heavens could be predicted by it.
it was obviously the perfect explanation
What event made it more possible for individuals to question authority and therefore allowed for thought and science to get more of a foothold.
the Reformation
the telephone
the inquisition
What was Kepler's training in?
Mathematics and Astrology
Astrology and palm reading
Mathematics and Engineering
Who was the person who tried to bring the idea of a Heliocentric system into dominance before Kepler?
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler set out with Tycho's data to prove that the Sun was at the center and the planets moved in circular orbits and he focused on ________.
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
What was Kepler's first law of planets after several years of work with Tycho's data.
All planets travel around the Sun in Ellipses.
All planets travel around the Sun in Circles.
All planets travel around the Sun in parabolas.
Galileo Galilei invented the telescope.
True or False
True
False
Glileo's desire to make his own telescope was a trend in science towards making their own____.
(choose the best answer)
instruments for research.
products for market.
What was most unique about what Galileo did with the telescopes he made (besides selling them)
He pointed them at the heavens
He watched ships come in to port
What was the name of Galileo's book that made the Church very upset?
The Dialogue
The Starry Messenger
How did coffee lead to important discoveries?
Coffee shops gave people a place to meet and discuss important ideas.
Coffee gave people the energy to go out and exercise.
What book by Issac Newton probably transformed the world of science.
Principia
Dialogue
The largest telescope built in the 20th century was built with ________ funds.
Private
Public/ government
Who was hired to run the Hooker telescope?
Edwin Hubble
Issac Newton
Thomas Eddison
Edwin Hubble's discovery was that there are ____ of galaxies in the universe.
Billions
a few hundred
Hubble's discoveries also showed that the universe was _______.
Expanding
contracting
static
