Historical Models of the Solar System

All of the following scientists supported the heliocentric model of the solar system except

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Aristarchus

... concluded that the planets follow elliptical paths with the sun at one focus

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

• Kepler

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had data from telescope observations to back up his model.

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy

was an early developer of the heliocentric model

• Aristarchus

• Aristotle

• Kepler

• Galileo

Copernicus was the first respected scientist to promote which controversial theory?

• biological evolution

• the theory of thermodynamics

• celestial sphere theory

• heliocentrism

The combined discoveries of Galileo (using his telescope) provided direct evidence for

• the geocentric model.

• the Copernican model of the Universe.

• Earth being a sphere.

• the Ptolemaic model of the Universe

Astronomer that took the guesswork out of astronomy and was the first to use experimentation and data in his explanations of the universe. 150 years after he died his heliocentric model of the universe was finally accepted. His model incorrectly had the planets orbiting in perfect circles.

• Aristotle

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

Which is not evidence for the geocentric model?

• The sun moves across the sky from east to west every day.

• The moon moves around the Earth every day.

• The stars move across the sky every night.

• The planets display retrograde movement in the sky. 

This model of the "universe" was first proposed by ancient Greeks

• heliocentric

• geocentric

• lunarcentric

• Ptolomy's system

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The ancient Greek who proposed a geocentric model of the universe is

• Ptolomy

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Kepler