Geocentric vs Heliocentric models

Geocentric vs Heliocentric models

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who were the people that popularized the geocentric model?

Back

Aristotle and Ptolemy

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

Back

the object at the center of the universe

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does "geo-" mean?

Back

Earth

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the word "Helio" mean?

Back

Sun

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why is Kepler remembered?

Back

He showed that all planets revolved the sun in elliptical orbits.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Galileo Galilei proposed a model that the Earth orbited the Sun and that all the planets moved in circles around it.

Back

FALSE

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Orbit = fly or move around in circles

Back

TRUE

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