Calendars
Astronomers
Early Civilization
Scientific Tools
Stars
100
Stars that keep time
What is a calendar?
100
Astronomers we learned about in class
Who is Ptolemy, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton?
100
These civilizations uses astronomy to make decisions name one
What is Nabta, Stonehenge, Babylonians, Ancient Chinese, Ancient Greek, Native Americans or Ancient Arabs
100
Gallieo was the first to use this
What is a telescope?
100
These things are located in the night sky and can be seen without a telescope
What a stars
200
The time required for the Earth to orbit the sun
What is a year?
200
He discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter
Who is Galileo
200
Had a complex systems of mathematics and astronomy
Who are the Native Americans or the Mayans
200
This telescope uses mirrors to gather and focus light
What is a reflecting Telescope
200
Sections of the sky that contain recognizable patterns
What are constellations
300
based their calendar on the moon and the sun
What is Ancient Hebrew Calendar
300
He believed the earth was the center of the universe
Who is Ptolemy
300
Developed Astronomy as a science and have invented things like the astrolabe, algebra, and the number system
Who is the ancient Arabs?
300
This telescope uses lenses to gather light and focus
What is a refracting telescope?
300
The angle between the object and the horizon
What is altitude?
400
Ancient Cultures based their Calendars on different observations
What is the Mayan, Chinese, Egyptians, and Hebrew cultures?
400
He believed the earth was the center of the universe but the sun and the moon revolved around the Earth and the other planets revolved around the sun
Who is Tycho Brahe
400
They tracked the positions of planets and the moon precisely
Who is the Babylonians
400
Provides clear pictures of objects in space
What is the Hubble Space Telescope
400
The units most astronomers use to measure the distance of most objects in the universe
What is light years?
500
Seasons shifted away because of there were really 365.25 days in a year Julius Caesar fixed this
What is leap year
500
He used the other astronomers to build and complete his work on the sun and moon
Who is Newton?
500
Stones were positioned and aligned to the summer solstice
Who is Nabta
500
It measure the positions of the stars and planets
What is a mural quadrant?
500
Path the sun takes across the celestial sphere each year
What is the ecliptic?
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