Geocentric and heliocentric models

Who were the people that popularized the geocentric model?

• Galileo and kepler

• Aristotle and Ptolemy

• Copernicus and Aristarchus

• Brahe and Kepler

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

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the object at the center of the universe

• the brightness of the sun

What does "geo-" mean?

• Earth

• sun

• Center

• Moon

What is the name of this model?

• Heliocentric Model

• Geocentric Model

• Circle Model

• Aristotle Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the word "Helio" mean?

• Earth

• Mars

• Sun

• Juputer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Sun is considered to be the center of the solar system:

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name of this model?

• Heliocentric Model

• Kepler Model

• Galileo Model

• Geocentric Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

• Sun

• Neptune

• Earth

• The Universe

What did Ptolemy's and Aristotle's model have in common?

• Both models had Earth as the center of the solar system.

• Both discovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

• Both models had the sun as the center of the solar system.

• Both model had objects in solar system have epicycles.

Who proposed the Heliocentric system?

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

• Galileo