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WorksheetsGeo vs Helio Models of the Universe
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
What object is at the middle of a Geocentric system?
Sun
Neptune
Earth
The Universe
Who supported the Geocentric system?
Ptolemy
Eratosthenes
Copernicus
Galileo
Who proposed the Heliocentric system?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Galileo
What does the Heliocentric system look like?
Copernicus came close in his model of the universe but he still couldnt understand the:
shifting sizes of sun and moon
motions of a pendulem
the changing length of daylight
why polaris does not move
The Geocentric model had to prove that the Earth was the center of the solar system. They said that planets follow these small circles in their orbit called:
ellipse
micro patterns
epicycles
dominant movement
This young man lived on an observatory island for nearly 20 years studying the positions of celestial objects
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
Brahe
How many laws did Kepler come up with for Planetary Motion?
10
3
15
6
Which altitude of Polaris could be observed in NYS?
23o
35o
44o
90o
Can science continuously change?
science cannot change and as a result e believe in the same ideas from 1000 years ago.
Yes, science can continuously change as new evidence is found.
No, science does not change over time and it stays the same.
science is based on opinions and feelings and changes all the time.
Theory or Law? Kepler's ______ of Planetary Motion: how planets orbit the sun. Shows what happens with planets.
Theory
Law
What is the name of our galaxy?
the Milky Way
the Snickers
Spiral
Andromeda
What force causes things to orbit around the Earth?
momentum
heat
gravity
attraction
