Test Astronomy

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This Test will evaluate your knowlege of the Big Bang Theory and the Early Astronomers and their discoveries.

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1.

The Ancient Greeks such as Aristotle and Ptolemy believed that
- A.
  
  The Earth is the center of the universe
- B.
  
  The Sun is the center of the unverse
2.

This ancient Greek Astronomer influenced Copernicus to theorize the Heliocentric Solar System.
- A.
  
  Martin Luther
- B.
  
  Kepler
- C.
  
  Ptolemy
3.

Johannes Kepler removed the Earth as the center of the universe to create his Theory of the Heliocentric Model.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Kepler said that the planets orbits the sun in ___________ motions rather than in perfect circles.
5.

_________________ proposed that motions of objects were controlled or governed by 3 laws of Motion.
- A.
  
  Copernicus
- B.
  
  Einstein
- C.
  
  Sir Isaac Newton
6.

What celestial body is responsible for the tides on the Earth?
- A.
  
  Sun
- B.
  
  Stars
- C.
  
  Moon
7.

What is reponsible for night and day on Earth?
- A.
  
  The 23 degree angle of the north and south poles
- B.
  
  The movement of Earth on its axis
- C.
  
  The revolution around the sun.
8.

What movement of the Earth gives us our yearly calendar?
- A.
  
  The movement of the earth on its axis
- B.
  
  The revolution around the Sun
- C.
  
  The monthly movement of the moon around the earth
9.

This 20th Century Scientist was a great thinker. His THEORY OF RELATIVITY theorized that time travel was possible
- A.
  
  Edwin Hubble
- B.
  
  Albert Einstein
- C.
  
  Stephen Hawking
10.

RED Shift is 1 bit of evidence that the universe is expanding and that the galaxies are moving away from each other.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False