Geo Science - Chapter 22 Origin of Modern Astronomy

Geo Science - Chapter 22 Origin of Modern Astronomy

9th - 12th Grade

51 Qs

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Geo Science - Chapter 22 Origin of Modern Astronomy

Geo Science - Chapter 22 Origin of Modern Astronomy

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Todd Chambers

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51 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ancient astronomer developed a geocentric model of the universe explaining the observable motions of the planets?

Aristotle

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Newton

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first accurate measurement of the size of the Earth was made by _____.

Eratosthenes

Aristotle

Ptolemy

Newton

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hipparchus was best known for his _____.

calculations of Earth's size

star catalog

observations of the moon

discovery of Saturn

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was unknown to the ancient Greeks?

Earth

Mars

Venus

Uranus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Aristotle concluded that the Earth was round because _____.

it always cast a curved shadow during a lunar eclipse

he sailed around the world

he calculated Earth's circumference

it exhibited retrograde motion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The apparent westward movement of a planet against the background of stars is called _____.

retrograde motion

revolution

rotation

universal gravitation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the ancients, the stars traveled around Earth on a transparent, hollow _____.

equatorial plane

celestial sphere

solar orb

ellipse

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