Questions 10
Question 1
Who is credited with formally proposing the heliocentric model in the Renaissance period?
Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus
Question 2
In the heliocentric model, which object is at the center of the solar system?
Answer: Sun
Question 3
Which scientist provided strong observational support for the heliocentric model using a telescope?
Answer: Galileo
Question 4
Galileo observed the phases of Venus. Why was this significant for the heliocentric theory?
Answer: It showed Venus orbited the Sun
Question 5
Johannes Kepler discovered that planets mov... did the heliocentric model face resistance when first proposed?
Answer: It contradicted widely accepted religious and philosophical beliefs
Question 7
Which of the following observations by Galileo challenged the geocentric model directly?
Answer: Discovery of the four moons orbiting Jupiter
Question 8
What did Galileo’s observation of sunspots reveal about the Sun?
Answer: It rotates at a uniform velocity
Question 9
Which of the following did Copernicus assert in his book regarding Earth’s motion?
Answer: Earth rotates on its axis daily and orbits the Sun yearly
Question 10
Why was Copernicus’s book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres published only at the very end of his life?
Answer: He feared criticism and controversy from religious authorities