Historical Models of the Universe

Who discovered the Geocentric method?

• Copernicus

• The church

• Ptolemy

• The Earth its self

What did the sun do in the geocentric model?

• Orbit the Earth

• Orbit the moon

• Stay in the center of the solar system

• Orbit the whole solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?

• Heliocentric Model
• Geocentric Model
• Moon phases
• Tidal Phases

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

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the center of the solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

• perfect circle

• ellipse

• spiral

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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.MS-ESS1-2

When planets move around the Sun they do not travel in a circle. Their orbit is an ____________________.

• straight line

• rectangle

• square

• ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distance between them?

• Gravity
• Centripetal Force
• Velocity
• Magnetism

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

• False
• True
• It depends

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