Heliocentric vs Geocentric

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Science
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6th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What invention of Galileo helped other scientists and astronomers prove the Heliocentric model was correct?
The Telescope
Spheres with holes in them
Elliptical machine
The Microscope
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the statement that accurately describes the currently accepted solar system model.
The Earth-centered model of Galileo is accepted because the sun revolves around the solar system.
The Sun-centered model by Galileo is accepted because the earth revolves around the sun.
The Sun-centered model by Ptolemy is accepted because the sun revolves around the earth.
The Earth-centered model of Ptolemy is accepted because the earth is a solid, stable, and unmoving body.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which historical scientists promoted the Sun-centered solar system? Pick 3!
Galileo Galilei
Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Aristotle
Isaac Newton
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement supports the idea that the optical telescope helped disprove the geocentric model of the solar system?
Copernicus used an astrolabe to prove that moons orbited Jupiter and also found that other planets did not orbit earth.
Galileo used an optical telescope to prove that moons orbited Jupiter and also found that other planets did not orbit earth.
Copernicus used a compass to identify the location of Jupiter in its orbit and found that other planets did not orbit earth.
Galileo used a star chart to identify the constellations close to Jupiter and found that other planets did not orbit earth.
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statements BEST describe Ptolemy's theory of the Universe?.........Pick 2!
All planets orbit the sun the elliptical patterns.
The sun is the center of the solar system and the universe.
All planets orbit the moon in elliptical patterns.
The earth is the center of the solar system and the universe.
All planets move in their own circular pattern while circling the earth at the same time.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
For hundreds of years, people believed that the __________ was/were the center of the Universe. This was based on the writings of the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Ptolemy. They even believed that the __________ rotated. Later, Nicholas Copernicus stated that the __________ was/were the center of the universe.
sun, earth, moon
planets, stars, earth
earth, stars, sun
moon, sun, planets
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which historical figures would consider this model a correct representation of the solar system?......Pick 2!!!
Ptolemy
Nicolas Copernicus
Aristotle
Plato
Galileo Galilei
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
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