Chp18 Studying Space

The first person to suggest that the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical (oval-shaped) orbits was:

• Isaac Newton

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Johannes Kepler

• Tycho Brahe

Who was the first astronomer to use a telescope?

• Inspector Gadget

• Galileo Galilei

• Gwen Stefani

• George Gershwin

Which important scientific principle did Sir Isaac Newton discover?

• The Law of Gravity

• Heliocentrism

• Plate Tectonics

• The Rock Cycle

Which astronomer discovered that there are other galaxies in the universe?

• Edwin Hubble

• Reginald von Hoobie Doobie

• Gerald McBoing-Boing

• Ludwig van Beethoven

How many times did Earth orbit the sun from the time Ptolemy introduced his theories in 140 A.D. until Copernicus introduced his theories in 1543 A.D.?

• 1003

• 1403

• 1643

• 103

The first person to suggest that the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical (oval-shaped) orbits was:

• Isaac Newton

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Johannes Kepler

• Tycho Brahe

This Polish astronomer was the first to suggest that the sun was at the center of the universe in 1543.

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Leonardo DiCaprio

• Edwin Hubble

• Isaac Newton

This Greek astronomer's geocentric theories were thought to be true for over 1,500 years.

• Picasso

• Plato

• Ptolemy

• Pink

The heliocentric theory suggested that the ____________ was at the center of the universe.

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Helium

The heliocentric theory suggested that the ____________ was at the center of the universe.

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Helium