History of Astronomy

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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?
Ptolemy
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
Copernicus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What problems did early astronomers face when trying to justify a geocentric model?
Retrograde motion of planets farther out than the Earth
Bodies in the night sky moved from horizon to horizon making people think the Sun was the center
No observations of bodies in the night sky were observable to make any logical conclusions about celestial orbits
The lack of evidence for stellar parallax
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the centr of the universe. What do we call this model?
Ptolemic System
Geocentric Universe
Heliocentric Universe
Copernican Model
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ancient astronomers used 'epicycles' to explain...?
Retrograde Motion
Constellation Movement
Moon's Phases
Planetary Transits
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tycho Brahe's biggest contribution to astronomy was...?
Accurate Observations of the stars and planets
His telescopic observations
Heliocentric Universe
His Silver Nose
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Copernicus is attributed with coming up with what model of the solar system?
geocentric
heliocentric
geo-heliocentric
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?
telescope
spyglass
mirror
magnifying glass
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