Ancient Greek Astronomy Concepts

Ancient Greek Astronomy Concepts

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Mathematics, Physics, History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores ancient Greek contributions to astronomy, including their calculations of the Earth's size and the distances to the Sun and Moon. It discusses their classification of stars and planets, and Aristotle's geocentric model. Ptolemy's system, which used epicycles to predict planetary motion, is also covered. The video concludes with the stagnation of astronomy after Rome's fall and hints at the eventual revival leading to modern theories.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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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