Early Astronomy

What model does this represent?

• Geocentric 
• Heliocentric 

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  What does "geo-" mean?

• Earth
• sun
• Center

This image shows the:

• Geocentric Solar System
• Heliocentric Solar System

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Galileo used ______ to develop the heliocentric theory.

• predictions
• the scientific method
• theories
• guesses

What does "helios" mean?

• Earth
• center of
• sun
• moon

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This person was a Greek philosopher who believed the universe centered around the Earth in a perfect circle

• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Aristotle
• Galileo

For over 1,000 years, the church supported this theory -

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric

This astronomer discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, or an oval shape, and not perfectly circular.

• Aristotole
• Copernicus
• Kepler
• Newton

This scientist believed the sun and moon orbit the earth and other planets orbit the sun.

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Brahe

• Kepler

Astronomy is the study of

• dogs

• asteroids

• universe

• feet

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