Solar System Theories

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What instrument did Galileo use to support his theory about the solar system?

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Telescope

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What is the name of the model that places Earth at the center of the solar system?

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Geocentric model

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True or False: Galileo believed that our solar system is the only one in the universe.

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False

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What model shows the Sun at the center of the solar system?

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Heliocentric model

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What does the term 'heliocentric' mean?

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It refers to a model of the solar system where the Sun is at the center.

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What does the term 'geocentric' mean?

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It refers to a model of the solar system where the Earth is at the center.

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Who was the first astronomer to use a telescope for astronomical observations?

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Galileo Galilei

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What did Galileo discover about Jupiter's moons?

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He discovered that Jupiter has four large moons, which supported the heliocentric model.

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What is the significance of the heliocentric model?

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It changed the understanding of the solar system by placing the Sun at the center instead of the Earth.

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Name one piece of evidence that supports the heliocentric model.

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The phases of Venus observed by Galileo.