3.1 Lesson - Historical Models of Solar System

3.1 - Historical Models of Solar System

by Sharon Holtom

Multiple Choice

What model is associated with the sun and other planets revolving around the sun?

• heliocentric model

• geocentric model

Multiple Choice

What was the reason Aristotle could not detect parallax?

• the stars did not move

• the stars moved too little

• the stars were to small

• the stars were too far away

Multiple Choice

Which solar system model best represents Ptolemy's?

Multiple Choice

What was the shape of the orbits of the planets that Kepler theorized our solar system to have?

• circular

• elliptical

• square

• diamond