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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did the geocentric model say?
Earth orbits the Sun.
The Sun orbits Earth.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Fill in the blank:
In the early 1600s, an Italian named Galileo pointed a new tool called the _______________ toward the night sky.
Sphere
Telescope
Orbit
Kite
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to the text, Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model that proposed that:
The Sun orbits the Earth.
The Earth orbits the Sun.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which measuring devices offered new insights into weather patterns?
The telescope and geocentric model.
The planets and galaxies.
The thermometer and barometer.
The Earth and Sun.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What type of text feature is shown on pages 353 and 354 to help the reader better understand the information in the text?
Graphs
Charts
Diagrams
Tables
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to the text, which inventions helped people measure weather from above the ground?
Star, planets, and other celestial spheres.
Rockets, the sun, and the planets.
Kites, balloons, airplanes, rockets, and satellites.
Kites, balloons, and the moon.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the Greek root meter mean as in the word thermometer?
Sun
Earth
Measure
Center
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the Greek root geo mean as in the word geocentric?
Sun
Earth
Measure
Center
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the Greek root helio mean as in the word heliocentric?
Sun
Earth
Measure
Center
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does the Greek root centr mean as in the words geocentric and heliocentric?
Sun
Earth
Measure
Center
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