Early History of Astronomy
Astrophysics
Terminology
The Moon
Wild Card
100
This astronomer was the first to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system.
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
100
The belief that the sun is at the center of the universe.
What is Heliocentricity?
100
These constellations are visible year round and never set below the horizon.
What are "Circumpolar Constellations"?
100
This occurs when the Earth's shadow is cast onto the Moon.
What is a lunar eclipse?
100
This is the distance that a photon of light can travel in 365 days.
What is a lightyear?
200
This famous astronomer supported the heliocentric model with his own observations made by telescopes he designed.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
200
This is the celestial body that primarily influences tides
What is the moon?
200
Celestial Navigators would look for these constellations in the Night Sky to help them predict the Location of the Sun at Night, as well as East from West.
What are "Zodiac Constellations"?
200
This is the darkest part of the moons shadow during a solar eclipse.
What is the moons umbra?
200
This is the when a belief appears to be backed by science but does not hold up to scientific rigor.
What is Pseudoscience?
300
This astronomy/mathematician is known for creating the laws for how planets orbit the sun.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
300
This is how strongly gravity pulls on an object.
Weight
300
This is what AU stands for.
What is an Astronomical Unit?
300
This is the phase of the moon shown here.
What is a Waxing Crescent?
300
This is how often a Spring Tide occurs each month.
What is Twice a Month?
400
This was the long held belief that the earth was at the center of the universe
What is geocentrism?
400
This law states that all planets orbit in ellipses.
What is Kepler's 1st law?
400
This is the term for when a planet appears to move backwards in the night sky
What is retrograde?
400
This is the phase that the moon is in during a Solar Eclipse
What is a new moon?
400
This is the type of tide shown in this diagram.
What is a Spring Tide?
500
This man is known for creating a theory for why the moon orbits the earth.
Who is Isaac Newton?
500
This law states that whenever a planet moves closer to the sun it travels faster
What is Kepler's Second Law?
500
The time of year where the sun is at the lowest point in the sky during noon.
What is the summer solstice?
500
The amount of time it takes for the moon to go through all its phases.
What is 4 weeks (29.5 days)?
500
This is the name of the tide that create the highest "low tide."
What is a Neap Tide?