Solar System
Why was it difficult for people to accept a heliocentric concept of the solar system?
Aristotle was famous and his ideas were supported by religious teachings.
Elmo has a goldfish for a pet. What is her name?
Dorothy
According to Kepler, which planet travels the fastest?
Mercury
Russ Cargill
Which Beach Boys tune came first?
Little Deuce Coupe
Which muppet on "Sesame Street" was originally designed with a fruit bat in mind?
Rosita
Which object is a gaseous giant?
Y
Which character is obsessed with getting revenge on Bart?
Sideshow bob
Which idea was supported by Aristarchus, Copernicus, and Galileo?
The planets revolve around the Sun
Which Beach Boy regularly played bass guitar?
Brian Wilson
What year did "Sesame Street" first appear on the air?
1969
What is Bert's favorite type of bird?
Pigeon
What do comets and asteroids have in common?
They are made of metal debris.
Which non-Beach Boy sang on the recording of the classic hit Barbara Ann?
Dean Torrence
Which idea did Ptolemy’s model use to explain why the planets appeared to move backward as they moved in their orbits?
The planets rotated on their axes.
Which describes one way that Aristarchus's explanation of the movement of objects in the sky was different from other scientists' earlier explanations?
He explained the concept of retrograde motion.
What is the name of the elephant that lives with Oscar in his trash can?
Fluffy
What is the vehicle Homer designs called?
The Homer
Which two gaseous giants did Renaissance scientists such as Galileo know about?
Jupiter and Saturn
Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Alan Jardine attended which college together?
El Camino Junior College
What is the name of the muppet trash man who carries Oscar's can around when Oscar needs to go somewhere?
Bruno
Why was Copernicus’s heliocentric model not believed until Galileo and Kepler provided more evidence?
The model was against religious teachings.
What is the name of Ned Flanders’s first wife?
Maude
Who voiced Bart’s girlfriend Jessica?
Meryl Streep
What observation did this geocentric model of the solar system help to explain?
retrograde motion