Units of Measurement
A prefix meaning "1000"
What is a kilo?
The ancient astronomer who first proposed the idea of a heliocentric solar system
Who is Aristarchus?
This is used to describe an angle above the horizon.
What is altitude?
This is how you would describe the moon going from full moon to new moon
What is waning?
This scientist died from bladder explosion at a dinner party with a king.
Who was Tycho Brahe?
A prefix meaning 10 to the negative 6
What is micro?
This astronomer proposed 3 laws about celestial motion around the sun.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
This is used to describe an angle east of north.
What is azimuth?
This is the scientific name for a moon
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This ancient scientist made a surprisingly accurate estimation of the Earth's circumference.
Who was Eratosthenes?
This is a 2 dimensional representation of the night sky.
What is a Celestial Sphere?
This scientist invented the telescope, and utilized the scientific method.
Who was Galileo?
This is the point directly above the observer.
What is a Zenith?
This scientist was burned at the stake for standing by the heliocentric theory
Who was Giordano Bruno?
The annual path of the sun on the celestial sphere
What is the ecliptic?