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Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
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Which astronomer developed the geocentric model?
Copernicus
Kepler
Ptolemy
Galileo
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Who supported the heliocentric theory?
Galileo
Kepler
All of the above
Copernicus
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The Catholic Church supported which theory?
Geocentric
Heliocentric
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What is a sextant used to measure?
How active animals are
The distance between two objects
The height of an object
The angle between two objects
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What is the Greek word for Geo?
Sun
Earth
Rocks
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What is the definition of the heliocentric theory?
The universe where the Earth is at the center
The universe where the Sun is at the center
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Aristotle and Ptolemy supported the Heliocentric theory.
true
false
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What did an Astrolabe measure?
Position of the stars
Depth of Ocean
Weight
Wind speed
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How are the geocentric and helocentric models of the solar system different?
Geocentric is earth centered, heliocentric is sun centered.
Geocentric is sun centered, heliocentric is earth centered.
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A telescope is an instrument.......people use to look at the stars.
WHEN
WHO
WHICH
WHY
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What does a satellite do?
measures the temperatures
shows air pressure
gathers information from space about weather.
measures the speed of wind
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Galileo saw the moons of what planet, thereby disproving the Geocentric theory?
Mars
Saturn
Earth
Jupiter
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What do star charts do?
Show lunar and solar eclipses
Show our solar system
Show constellations and key stars visible from Earth
Help us find our horoscope
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Kepler and Copernicus believed in the heliocentric theory.
False
True
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The purpose of a compass is to tell ______.
how far you've walked
where the sun is
what time you left
direction
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Which theory was right, Geocentric or Heliocentric?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
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Who supported the geocentric theory?
Aristotle, Ptolmey ,Catholic Church
Aristotle, Catholic Church, Galileo
Copernicus,Kepler, Catholic Church
Galileo, Aristotle,Ptolmey
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What is the Greek word for helio?
Sun
Earth
Planets
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A compass always points south.
true
false
