
Astronomy Midterm Review 2020
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ancient Greeks believed the earth to be the center of the universe. What do we call this model?
Geocentric Universe
Heliocentric Universe
Copernican Model
None of the Above
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Galileo is best known for:
Using the telescope to make observations in the sky
Observing that Jupiter had moons
Observing that Venus had phases like the moon
All of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ancient astronomers used 'epicycles' to explain,
Planetary transit
Moon’s Phases
Retrograde Motion
Phases of Venus
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the model proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus', which object was at the center of the universe?
Sun
Earth
Milky Way Galaxy
Moon
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these statements is correct about Galileo Galilei?
He invented the telescope
Believed the sun was the center of the universe
First astronomer to observe moons around Jupiter
He invented the sundial
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tycho Brahe's biggest contribution to astronomy was,
His telescopic observations
Accurate observations of stars and planets
Heliocentric universe
Geocentric Universe
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Astronomer Johannes Kepler,
Published ‘Almagest’
Suggested elliptical orbits for planets
Invented the first radio telescope
Discovered Pluto
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