Earth is Not the Center of the Universe

Question 1

Which of the following is the shape of Earth in modern astronomy?

Answer 1

Oblate spheroid

Question 2

Who argued that the Earth should be a sphere because a sphere is a perfect form?

Answer 2

Pythagoras

Question 3

What shape of an object produces a circular shadow?

Answer 3

Sphere

Question 4

How long is a month of lunar phases?

Answer 4

Approximately 29.5 days

Question 5

Which refers to the group of constellations through which the Sun appears to move?

Answer 5

Zodiac

Question 6

What astronomical phenomenon wherein the Moon temporarily blocks the Sun’s light and casts a shadow on Earth?

Answer 6

Solar eclipse

Question 7

What do Tycho Brahe believes to be the center of our planetary system?

Answer 7

Earth

Question 8

Who was Tycho’s famous assistant?

Answer 8

Johannes Kepler

Question 9

What model of the cosmos refers to the Sun being the center of the universe?

Answer 9

Copernican

Question 10

What did Tycho discover in 1572?

Answer 10

A new star (supernova) or nova stella