Geocentric vs Heliocentric Models

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

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The object at the center of the universe.

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What model considers the Sun to be the center of the solar system?

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Heliocentric model.

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Which model is widely accepted today?

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Heliocentric.

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What is at the center of a Geocentric system?

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Earth.

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What is at the center of a Heliocentric system?

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Sun.

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Define the Geocentric Model.

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A model of the universe where Earth is at the center and all other celestial bodies revolve around it.

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Define the Heliocentric Model.

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A model of the universe where the Sun is at the center and all planets, including Earth, revolve around it.

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What did ancient astronomers believe about the universe?

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They believed in the Geocentric Model, placing Earth at the center.

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Who proposed the Heliocentric Model?

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Nicolaus Copernicus.

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What evidence supports the Heliocentric Model?

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Observations of planetary motion and the phases of Venus.