Geocentric and Heliocentric

Evidence shows that interstellar bodies are moving away from Earth, some faster than others, which BEST suggests that the universe

• Is Shrinking

• Is Expanding

• Was not formed by a big bang

• Has always been the same size

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Which theory do scientists believe MOST LIKELY explains the creation of the universe?

• Big Bang Theory

• Radiation Theory

• Red Shift Theory

• Butterfly Effect Theory

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Over time, scientists have changed their model of our solar system. It has transitioned from

• a sun-centered to an moon-centered model.

• a sun-centered to an earth-centered model.

• an earth-centered to a sun-centered model.

• a moon-centered to an earth-centered model.

Many years ago, people believed that the Earth was the center of the solar system because from Earth, it looks as if the stars and the Sun

• revolve around the Earth.

• are controlled by the Earth.

• are much smaller than the Earth.

• move more quickly than the Earth.

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Scientists believe that the universe is expanding. Which theory about the creation of the universe BEST supports this belief?

• Creation Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• Protouniverse Theory

• Bouncing Universe Theory

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Edwin Hubble is credited for the initial development of the Big Bang theory, an idea which helps to explain the formation of the universe over 15 billion years ago. Which piece of evidence did Hubble find that led him to begin the development of the Big Bang theory?

• The sun is the center of the universe.

• The universe is expanding in all directions.

• New universes are being made on a regular basis.

• All life appeared on earth about 3.5 billion years ago.

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The ______________model was first summarized by Aristotle and Plato in the 4th Century BC and later updated by Ptolemy, a Greek philosopher, about 100-200 AD. In the model the Earth is motionless at the center of universe.

• Geocentric

• Gravocentric

• Heliocentric

• Solarcentric

The _____________ model is a model proposed by Nicholaus Copernicus, a Polish cleric, around 1500. His model proposed that all the planets revolve around the Sun and the moon revolves around Earth.

• Big Bang

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Gravocentric

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According to the Big Bang model, the universe expanded from an extremely dense and hot state and continues to expand today. Which image BEST represents this model?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe is __________________.

• Constant

• Depleting

• Expanding

• Exploding

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