Question

1. What do some animals use stars for?


(1 point)
Responses

To time travel
To time travel

To destress
To destress

To breed
To breed

To navigate
To navigate
Question 2
2. What was the reason early civilizations built structures related to the sky?(1 point)
Responses

To show off their wealth
To show off their wealth

For agriculture
For agriculture

To worship the sun
To worship the sun

To keep time or observe the sky
To keep time or observe the sky
Question 3
3. Which famous structure is aligned with the sunrise on the summer solstice?(1 point)
Responses

Stonehenge
Stonehenge

The Colosseum
The Colosseum

The Parthenon
The Parthenon

The Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid
Question 4
4. Who were the first to notice the movement of planets in the sky?(1 point)
Responses

Greeks
Greeks

Egyptians
Egyptians

Babylonians
Babylonians

Mayans
Mayans
Question 5
5. What significant astronomical discovery was made by the Mayans around 750 BCE?(1 point)
Responses

The Earth revolves around the Su
The Earth revolves around the Su

The planets are made of rock
The planets are made of rock

The Moon rises and sets on a cycle
The Moon rises and sets on a cycle

Stars are fixed in the sky
Stars are fixed in the sky
Question 6
6. What did Greek astronomers believe about the planets in ancient times?(1 point)
Responses

They had no significance
They had no significance

They were gods
They were gods

They were giant balls of gas
They were giant balls of gas

They were made of rock
They were made of rock
Question 7
7. What type of telescope did Galileo Galilei build to observe celestial bodies?(1 point)
Responses

Reflecting telescope
Reflecting telescope

Solar telescope
Solar telescope

Radio telescope

Radio telescope

Refracting telescope
Refracting telescope
Question 8
8. What did Isaac Newton contribute to the field of astronomy?(1 point)
Responses

Laws of universal gravitation
Laws of universal gravitation

The theory of relativity
The theory of relativity

The first telescope
The first telescope

Discovery of black holes
Discovery of black holes
Question 9
9. What phenomenon did Edwin Hubble's observations lead to?(1 point)
Responses

The expanding universe
The expanding universe

Understanding of gravity
Understanding of gravity

The existence of dark matter
The existence of dark matter

Discovery of exoplanet
Discovery of exoplanet
Question 10
10. What was the purpose of the Kepler space telescope launched in 2009?(1 point)
Responses

To find exoplanets
To find exoplanets

To study the Moon
To study the Moon

To measure gravity
To measure gravity

To observe black holes
To observe black holes
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Answers

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Here are the answers to the questions based on the information provided:

1. What do some animals use stars for?
- **To navigate**

2. What was the reason early civilizations built structures related to the sky?
- **To keep time or observe the sky**

3. Which famous structure is aligned with the sunrise on the summer solstice?
- **Stonehenge**

4. Who were the first to notice the movement of planets in the sky?
- **Babylonians**

5. What significant astronomical discovery was made by the Mayans around 750 BCE?
- **The Moon rises and sets on a cycle**

6. What did Greek astronomers believe about the planets in ancient times?
- **They were gods**

7. What type of telescope did Galileo Galilei build to observe celestial bodies?
- **Refracting telescope**

8. What did Isaac Newton contribute to the field of astronomy?
- **Laws of universal gravitation**

9. What phenomenon did Edwin Hubble's observations lead to?
- **The expanding universe**

10. What was the purpose of the Kepler space telescope launched in 2009?
- **To find exoplanets**

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