WorksheetsCopernicus
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where was Copernicus when he wrote about his heliocentic theory
at his University
at a castle
at a farmhouse
at a cathedral
Copernicus was not only an astronomer and mathematician he was also
churchman
doctor
economist
all of the above
What country claims Copernicus to be his son
England
Germany
Italy
Poland
Copernicus came from what type of economic background
poor
middle class
wealthy
Copernicus had many degrees, his first degree was
canon law
medicine
astronomy
math
How old was Copernicus when his father died?
11 years
21 years
31 years
41 years
What position did Copernicus hold in the church?
bishop
priest
canon
deacon
Copenicus believed the Earth and planets orbited the sun in
circular paths
elliptical paths
epicycles
triangles
What part of the Bible did the Heliocentric theory conflict according to the church at that time
Genesis
Exodus
Joshua
Judges
Copernicus is buried in
Bromfork
Frombork
Warsaw
Rome
When did Copernicus publish his heliocentric theory?
before he was in college
while he was in college
decades after he wrote it
it was published after his death
Who convinced Copernicus to finally publish his controversial theory?
Galileo
Ptolemy
Rheticus
Rhet Butler
How did the Copernicus theory differ from the Ptolemy theory written years before?
The order of Mars and Jupiter was switched
The order of the Sun and planet Earth were switched
The Ptolemy model was elliptical orbits
The Copernicus model was elliptical orbits
Copernicus is buried beneath the cathedral in Frombork, where his casket is visible through a window.
True
False
Copernicus died from
an incoming asteroid
heart attack
stroke
bubonic plague
Copernicus published his controversial theory in 1543, called On the Revolutions.
it was published exactly as written
it contained a disclaimer that it was a mathematical convenience, not a literal description of the cosmos
Copernicus left out heliocentric theory to avoid controversy
Copernicus died in jail
True
False
The first edition copy of On the Revolutions is kept in
Warsaw
Frombork cathedral tomb
Krakow, Poland
Rome, Italy
The scripture in Joshua that many believed conflicted with the heliocentric theory talks about the
the Sun moving
the Earth moving
the moon moving
In the heliocentric theory
the Sun moves
the Earth moves
