Ancient Astronomers
Authored by Joe Jennings
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10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A philosopher that proved the Earth is a sphere & thought it was at the center of the universe.
William Herschel
Isaac Newton
Aristotle
Nicolaus Copernicus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He defined the brightnesses of stars (made a scale) & discovered the wobble of the Earth's axis
Claudius Ptolemy
Hipparchus
Tycho Brahe
Giovanni Cassini
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years
Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Charles Messier
Galileo Galilei
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the Sun was the center of the universe
Aristotle
Isaac Newton
Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Built an observatory and made the most accurate astronomical observations for more than 20 yrs.
Giovanni Cassini
Tycho Brahe
Hipparchus
Isaac Newton
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter
Galileo Galilei
Aristotle
William Herschel
Claudius Ptolemy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He discovered the division in the rings of Saturn and found four moons orbiting Saturn.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Giovanni Cassini
Charles Messier
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