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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich astronomer of antiquity made elaborate models of an earth-centered universe?CopernicusAristarchusPtolemyTycho Brahe
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?PtolemyGalileo GalileiTycho BraheCopernicus
- 3. Multiple Choice
Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the center of the universe. What do we call this model?
Ptolemic System
Geocentric Universe
Heliocentric Universe
Copernican Model
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTycho Brahe's biggest contribution to astronomy was...?Accurate Observations of the stars and planetsHis telescopic observationsHeliocentric UniverseHis Silver Nose
- 5. Multiple Choice
Examine the Diagram of the Solar System below. Which of the following astronomers held and promoted this view of the solar system?AristarchusPtolemy & Tycho BraheCopernicusJohannes Kepler & Tycho Brahe - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following words shows the similarity between Aristarchus and Copernicus?GeocentricHeliocentricRetrogradeEpicycle
- 7. Multiple ChoiceSpinning of Earth on its axis.RotationRevolution
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe motion of Earth around the Sun most affects thetiming of tides.length of a month.cycle of the seasons.phases of the Moon.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the seasons of the year?The tilt of Earth on its axisThe rotation of the Moon around EarthThe spinning of Earth on its axisThe northern and southern hemisphere
- 10. Multiple Choice
A group of stars that form a pattern shape like an animal, person, or object
constellation
equator
rotate
Milky Way
- 11. Multiple Choice
Like the sun and the moon, stars and planets appear to move from east to west from one day to the next.
true
false
- 12. Multiple Choice
From the South Pole, Polaris would be overhead
true
false
- 13. Multiple Choice
The sun is a fixed star which does not rotate.
true
false
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