Astronomers Ch. 18-1

Astronomers Ch. 18-1

6th Grade

14 Qs

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Astronomers Ch. 18-1

Astronomers Ch. 18-1

Assessment

Quiz

Science, Other

6th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-ESS1-4, HS-PS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Gimbert

Used 69+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Showed that planets and moons stay in orbit due to gravity

Galileo

Kepler

Copernicus

Newton

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Was one of the first persons to use a telescope to observe celestial bodies

Galileo

Ptolemy

Kepler

Hubble

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Developed a theory of a sun-centered universe

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Galileo

Brahe

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Stated that planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun

Copernicus

Brahe

Kepler

Galileo

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Used a mural quadrant to measure the positions of planets and stars

Copernicus

Kepler

Brahe

Newton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Developed a theory of an Earth centered universe

Ptolemy

Copernicus

Kepler

Brahe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Proved the existence of galaxies other than the Milky Way

Copernicus

Brahe

Hubble

Galileo

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