Geo v Helio Quiz

What is the Geocentric Theory? (talk about what’s in the center and the shape of the orbits)

• That means that the planets, and stars orbit the Sun in a perfect circles

• That means that the planets, and stars orbit the Earth in a perfect circles

• That means that the planets, and stars orbit the Earth in a perfect oval

• That means that the planets, and stars orbit the Sun in a perfect oval

Why doesn’t Ptolemy believe the Earth moves?

• We don’t feel the Earth moving. If you throw a ball straight up in the sky it comes straight down, it doesn’t land a few feet away. Yet the planets, sun, moon, and stars move across Earth’s sky.

• We don’t feel the Earth moving. If you throw a ball straight up in the sky it comes bouncing down, it land a few feet away. Yet the planets, sun, moon, and stars move across Earth’s sky.

• The Earth does move

• We feel the Earth moving. If you throw a ball straight up in the moon it comes straight down, it doesn’t land a few feet away. Yet the planets, sun, moon, and stars move across Earth’s sky.

What’s wrong with Ptolemy and Aristotle’s model of the universe?

• The Earth and all of the planets revolve around the sun in perfect circle

• The Earth and all of the planets do not orbit the Sun

• The Earth and all of the planets revolve around the sun in a square

• The Earth and all of the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits

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Who proposed the Heliocentric theory?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Aristotle

• Johannes Kepler

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What is the Heliocentric Theory?

• In my model planets orbit in a oval path around the sun. The Sun is in the side of the universe

• In my model planets orbit in a circular path around the Earth. The Earth is in the middle of the universe

• In my model planets orbit in a oval path around the Earth. The Earth is in the middle of the universe

• In my model planets orbit in a circular path around the sun. The Sun is in the middle of the universe

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Who is Tycho Brahe? What did he see in 1572?

• Exploding star

• Exploding Moon

• Exploding Sun

• Exploding Earth

Who is Johannes Kepler? What skill was he good at that Brahe was not?

• Tycho Brahe’s Father

  and science

• Tycho Brahe’s brother

  and mathematics

• Tycho Brahe’s assistant

  and mathematics

• Tycho Brahe’s friend

  and science