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Chapter 18.1 Review (8th)
Test Description: Astronomy: The Original Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun
A
month
B
leap year
C
year
D
day
2) This theory stated that the Earth was at the center of the universe and that the other planets and the sun revolved around the Earth
A
Copernican theory
B
Einstein’s theory
C
Ptolemaic Law
D
Ptolemaic theory
3) The time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis
A
month
B
second
C
day
D
year
4) What did most early astronomers think made up the universe?
A
sun and planets
B
sun, moon, and Earth
C
sun and Earth
D
sun, moon, and planets
5) What laws did Kepler state that are still in use today?
A
laws of solar motion
B
laws of planetary names
C
laws of gravity
D
laws of planetary motion
6) was one of the first persons to use a telescope to observe celestial bodies
A
Galileo Gallilei
B
Tycho Brahe
C
Sir Isaac Newton
D
Johannes Kepler
7) proved the existence of galaxies other than the Milky Way
A
day
B
Copernicus
C
Ptolemy
D
Edwin Hubble
8) What did ancient cultures use to mark the passage of time?
A
stars, planets, and moon
B
stars
C
sun and moon
D
planets
9) What did Ptolemy think was at the center of the universe?
A
sun
B
moon
C
Earth
D
other planets
10) What did Copernicus think was at the center of the universe?
A
moon
B
Earth
C
sun
D
other planets
11) Tycho Brahe recorded precise __________________ of planets and stars.
A
gravity
B
observations
C
telescope
D
elliptical
12) Johannes Kepler said that planets revolved around the sun in ________________ orbits.
A
elliptical
B
gravity
C
telescope
D
observations
13) Isaac Newton showed that __________________ keeps moons and planets in orbit.
A
observations
B
telescope
C
gravity
D
elliptical
14) What happens in 1 year?
A
The Earth completes one orbit around the sun.
B
The moon completes one orbit around the Earth.
C
The sun travels once around the Earth.
D
The Earth revolves once on its axis.
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