Astronomy Unit One Quiz

This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.

• Aristotle
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo

This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -

• Aristotle
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo

Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion? 

• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Brahe 
• Newton

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This astronomer discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, or an oval shape, and not perfectly circular.

• Aristotole
• Copernicus
• Kepler
• Newton

What shape is an ellipse?  

• An oval shape
• A round shape
• A circle shape 
• Sun, moon and Earth lined up shape

What model does this represent?

• Geocentric 
• Heliocentric 

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This person believed that planets move on small circles that move on larger circles

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Aristotle

This person discovered moons on Jupiter, which helped to support the heliocentric theory 

• Aristotle
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo

Which astronomer had a star catalog of over 1000 stars? 

• Brahe
• Ptolemy
• Kepler
• Hubble

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

• Aristotle & Copernicus

• Copernicus and Galileo

• Aristotle & Ptolemy

• Galileo & Ptolemy