WorksheetsRevolutionary Astronomers Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A philosopher that proved the Earth is a sphere & thought it was at the center of the universe.
a)
William Herschel
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Aristotle
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
2.
His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years
a)
Claudius Ptolemy
b)
Nicolaus Copernicus
c)
Charles Messier
d)
Galileo Galilei
3.
Began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the Sun was the center of the universe
a)
Aristotle
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Claudius Ptolemy
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
4.
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
5.
Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Aristotle
c)
William Herschel
d)
Claudius Ptolemy
6.
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
7.
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
a)
Sun
b)
Comet
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
8.
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
9.
discovered Jupiter's four moons
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo
c)
Brahe
d)
Aristotle
10.
Which scientist's evidence about certain stars (Cepheid variable stars) helped Hubble decide galaxies were moving away from us?
a)
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
b)
Nicholas Copernicus
c)
Annie Jump Cannon
d)
Albert Einstein
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