Early Astronomers

Early Astronomers

4th - 5th Grade

8 Qs

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Early Astronomers

Early Astronomers

Assessment

Quiz

Science

4th - 5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS2-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ashley Morrison

Used 218+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which astronomers believed in a geocentric (Earth-centered) model of the universe?

Aristotle & Copernicus

Copernicus and Galileo

Aristotle & Ptolemy

Galileo & Ptolemy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which astronomers believed in a Heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the universe?

Aristotle & Ptolemy

Copernicus & Galileo

Aristotle & Galileo

Ptolemy & Hubble

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Geo" means ___________

Moon

Sun

Earth

Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Helio" means ______________

Sun

Earth

Moon

Star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented the first telescope capable of looking into space?

Aristotle

Copernicus

Ptolemy

Galileo

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which model of the universe does this picture represent?

Geocentric

Heliocentric

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which model of the universe does this picture represent?

Geocentric

Heliocentric

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which astronomer discovered Venus and Jupiter?

Copernicus

Ptolemy

Aristotle

Galileo