STS Quiz1

Who believed that the Earth revolves around the Sun?

• Aristotle

• Empedocles

• Tycho Brahe

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Which Greek philosopher accepted the theory of the four elements?

• Aristotle

• Eratosthenes

• Galileo

• Johannes Kepler

Who discovered the four moons of Jupiter and supported the Copernican Theory?

• Aristotle

• Johannes Kepler

• Eratosthenes

• Galileo

Who made accurate observations of the positions of stars and did not accept the Copernican theory?

• Tycho Brahe

• Galileo

• Eratosthenes

• Aristotle

Which scientist showed that planets orbit the Sun in ellipses and move faster as they approach the Sun?

• Galileo

• Aristotle

• Johannes Kepler

• Eratosthenes

Who believed that the Sun, Moon, and planets are made of a fifth element called aether?

• Aristotle

• Empedocles

• Tycho Brahe

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Who calculated the circumference of the Earth?

• Eratosthenes

• Johannes Kepler

• Aristotle

• Galileo

Who discovered a new star (a nova) in 1572?

• Aristotle

• Eratosthenes

• Galileo

• Tycho Brahe

Who disproved Aristotle's belief on gravity and supported the Copernican Theory?

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo

• Eratosthenes

• Aristotle

Who was a resolute supporter of the Copernican theory and published a book called 'Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems'?

• Aristotle

• Eratosthenes

• Galileo

• Johannes Kepler