How accurately did the ancient Greeks calculate the size of the Earth?

Ancient Greek Astronomy Concepts

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Within 1% accuracy
Within 5% accuracy
Within 10% accuracy
Within 20% accuracy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Greeks use to calculate the size of the Earth?
Planets
Stars
Shadows
Telescope
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which celestial bodies did the ancient Greeks name after their gods?
Stars
Planets
Comets
Galaxies
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Roman god is the planet Mars named after?
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the central idea of Aristotle's model of the universe?
The stars are at the center of the universe
The Moon is at the center of the universe
The Sun is at the center of the universe
The Earth is at the center of the universe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What shape did Aristotle believe the universe was?
Spherical
Cubical
Flat
Infinite
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Ptolemy introduce to explain the motion of planets?
Elliptical orbits
Gravitational pull
Epicycles
Heliocentric model
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