Our Solar System (Test 1)

Early astronomers were able to make groundbreaking discoveries without modern technology because:

• They had access to advanced telescopes.

• They relied on precise mathematical calculations and observations.

• They used modern computers for data analysis.

• They had satellite imagery.

What model did Copernicus propose for the solar system?

• Geocentric model

• Heliocentric model

• Tychonic model

• Ptolemaic model

How do you think Brahe's precise observations impacted future astronomers?

• They provided a foundation for Kepler's laws of planetary motion.

• They were largely ignored by future astronomers.

• They led to the discovery of new planets.

• They disproved the heliocentric model of the solar system.

Who was Johannes Kepler?

• A German mathematician and astronomer

• A famous painter from the Renaissance

• An ancient Greek philosopher

• A renowned French chef

What did Johannes Kepler discover?

• Laws of planetary motion

• Theory of relativity

• Law of universal gravitation

• Heliocentric theory

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Name one of the works published by Johannes Kepler in 1609.

• One of the works published by Johannes Kepler in 1609 is "Harmonices Mundi".

• One of the works published by Johannes Kepler in 1609 is "Astronomia Nova".

• One of the works published by Johannes Kepler in 1609 is "Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae".

• One of the works published by Johannes Kepler in 1609 is "Mysterium Cosmographicum".

Kepler's laws were important for understanding the solar system because they:

• explained the elliptical orbits of planets.

• proved the Earth was the center of the universe.

• described the circular orbits of planets.

• denied the existence of gravitational forces.

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Which of the following is one of Kepler's laws?

• Law of Universal Gravitation

• Law of Ellipses

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Reflection

What did Galileo Galilei improve to make groundbreaking celestial observations?

What did Galileo Galilei discover about Jupiter?