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unit- Earth in the universe

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He developed an early model based on the concept of uniform circular motion. He placed the earth at the of the universe .

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Aristotle

d)

Ptolemy

2.

•Ptolemy advenced the ___________theory.

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

3.

•Ptolemy used _________to predict the positions of the sun, moon, and planets, using combinations of circular motion known as _________

a)

physical models, circular motion

b)

Geometric models, epicycles

c)

algebraic models, cyclical

d)

Geometric model, linear motion

4.

Polish astronomer who advanced the theory that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

5.

He is regarded as the chief founder of modern science.

a)

Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Aristotle

6.

  Which statement about the universe is NOT true?

a)

It is colder today than it was 13.8 billion years ago

b)

The universe was formed 7 billion years ago

c)

The universe contains leftover energy from the Big Bang

d)

A.      The universe is bigger than our solar system

7.

    Which scientist first discovered the redshift of light using a very powerful telescope?

a)

Robert Wilson

b)

   Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Edwin Hubble

8.

Which event happened first?      

a)

The universe cooled and atoms were formed

b)

The sudden expansion of matter from a point of singularity

c)

The formation of the Earth

d)

Gravity caused all matter in the universe to come together

9.

    The name of our galaxy...

a)

Sombrero Galaxy

b)

Milky Way Galaxy

c)

Andromeda Galaxy

d)

 Pinwheel Galaxy

10.

     The first element formed in our universe were...

a)

Nickel and Gold

b)

    Sodium and Zinc

c)

Hydrogen and Helium

d)

Oxygen and Iron