Name: ___________________________________ Grade 11: ________ Teacher: __________________

I. Multiple Choice: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
_____ 1. For many centuries , people mistakenly believed that the _________ was the center of the universe.
A. Sun B. Solar System C. Moon D. Earth
_____ 2. An ancient Greco-Roman mathematician and astronomer proposed that the Earth is the center of the
universe. His name was ________.
A. Albert Einstein B. Ptolemy C. Nicolaus Copernicus D. Charles Darwin
_____ 3. Which of the following is not considered an astronomer.
A. Nicolaus Copernicus B. Galileo Galilei C. Albert Einstein D. Ptolemy
_____ 4. The scientific phrase that refers to the idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ________.
A. heliocentric model B. geocentric model C. Paleozoic model D. lunar-centric model
_____ 5. Our solar system is located within the _________.
A. Starburst galaxy B. Milky Way galaxy C. Andromeda galaxy D. all of the above
_____ 6. The Sun is the center of our _________.
A. universe B. Earth C. Milky Way galaxy D. solar system
_____ 7. Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, established the concept of ________.
A. a heliocentric universe B. a celestial model C. a geocentric universe D. parallax
_____ 8. Who provided evidence that the universe is expanding?
A. Copernicus B. Ptolemy C. Aristotle D. Hubble
_____ 9. In the year 140 CE, the Greek astronomer named Claudius Ptolemy believed that the earth is the center of the
universe and the sun and all other planets revolve around the earth. This concept, the _________ concept of the
universe, was thought to be true for hundreds of years.
A. heliocentric B. geocentric C. galactic D. androcentric
_____ 10. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus published a revolutionary theory about the universe. He claimed that the sun is
the center of the universe and all the planets revolve around the sun. Though his theory proved true, it took many
years before the _________ concept of the universe was accepted.
A. heliocentric B. geocentric C. galactic D. androcentric
_____ 11. The first astronomer to propose that the sun is the center of the universe and that the earth and all other
planets travel around the sun was _________.
A. Claudius Ptolemy B. Galileo Galilei C. Nicolaus Copernicus D. Isaac Newton
_____ 12. The inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Erath, and Mars. They are also known as the _________.
A. gaseous planets B. tectonic planets C. terrestrial planets D. lunar planets
_____ 13. Edwin Hubble could tell how fast a galaxy is moving and in which direction by examining its _________.
A. light spectrum B. density C. pressure D. temperature
_____ 14. A shift in the position of objects due to motion is called ________.
A. geocentrism B. big bang C. parallax D. concentric sphere
_____ 15. The four outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are also known as the _______.
A. terrestrial planets B. gas giants C. tectonic planets D. ringed planets