Heliocentric vs Geocentric

Choose all the statements that support the Geocentric model of the solar system. Pick 3!

• The original model believed by the Greeks

• The earth and planets revolved around the sun.

• The sun and planets revolved around the earth.

• Evidence for this model is the movement of the stars and planets in the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Choose all the statements that support the Heliocentric model of the solar system. Only Pick 1!

• The original model believed by the Greeks.

• The earth and planets revolved around the sun.

• The sun and planets revolved around the earth.

• Evidence for this model is the movement of the stars and planets in the sky.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What instrument was responsible for building evidence against this model?

• astrolabe

• compass

• optical telescope

• star charts

Why did people believe in the Geocentric vs the Heliocentric solar system?

• Geocentric system had been around for a LONG time.

• People don't like change.

• There wasn't enough proof  to support the Heliocentric system.

• all of these answers are correct.

The sun centered view of the universe

• Galaxy

• Geocentric

• Astonomy

• Heliocentric

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Copernicus' view of the universe

• Galaxy

• Geocentric

• Astonomy

• Heliocentric

Who's book was published about the heliocentric solar system just after he died?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

Which model of the universe places the Sun at the center?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Ptolemaic

• Aristotelian

Who was the first to propose the heliocentric model of the universe?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

What was a major reason for the initial rejection of the heliocentric model?

• Lack of observational evidence

• Religious beliefs

• Complexity of calculations

• Lack of interest