Ancient Astronomy and Solar System Models

Who was the person that contributed to and helped popularize the geocentric model?

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

This image shows the:

• Geocentric Solar System
• Heliocentric Solar System

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The earth centered view of the universe

• Galaxy
• Geocentric
• Astonomy
• Heliocentric

The sun centered view of the universe

• Galaxy
• Geocentric
• Astonomy
• Heliocentric

Copernicus' view of the universe

• Galaxy
• Geocentric
• Astonomy
• Heliocentric

Who came up with this model?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo Galilee

• Ptolemy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does "helios" mean?

• Helium

• Earth

• Sun

• Medicine

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Who discovered the shape of a planet's orbit is actually an ellipse?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

Who used a telescope to prove that the Earth could not be the center of the universe?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

The first person to use a telescope to study the sky was __________.

• Ptolemy

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Aristotle