Ancient civilisations around the world used detailed observations of solar and lunar cycles for..

GCSE Astronomy Topic 7

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Mark Brightwell
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
agricultural systems
religious systems
time and calendar systems
alignment of monuments
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In the Geocentric model of the Solar System, which of the follow was thought to orbit the Earth?
The Sun
The Moon
The Planets
The Stars
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who noticed that the inner planets sometimes followed strange motions, which didn't work with the geocentric model, so added small cycles to the paths of planets called "epicycles" to the model to try to "fix" the model
Claudius Ptolemy
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who made precise measurements of Mars that contributed to the adoption of the heliocentric model
Claudius Ptolemy
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who put forward the heliocentric theory of the solar system in his book called "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium"
Claudius Ptolemy
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The early model of the Solar System which had Earth at the centre is called a __________ model
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1 AU (Astronomical Unit) is defined as
Distance from Earth to The Sun
Distance from The Sun to edge of the Solar System
Diameter of The Milky Way
Distance from Earth to The Moon
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