IG 11 Movement in Space

Aristotle believed that the Earth was at the center of the universe and came up with the _____ model.

• geocentric

• heliocentric

Galileo believed that the sun was at the center of the universe and developed the ____ model of the solar system.

• geocentric

• heliocentric

What model is this?

• geocentric

• heliocentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What model is this?

• geocentric

• heliocentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Galileo helped design the lenses for this scientific tool that magnifies images of distant objects, otherwise known as a spyglass.

• binoculars

• glasses

• telescope

• microscope

What does the solar system include?

• The Sun and all the known stars

• The Sun, asteroids, and comets

• The Sun and all the masses that orbit around it

• The Sun and all its layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Check all the facts that apply about the Geocentric model

• People believed the Earth was the center of everything

• People believed the Sun was the center of the universe

• All the planets and stars lay on the spheres that revolved around the Earth

• Copernicus' mathematical models supported the idea that the known planets moved around the Sun

• The invention of the telescope provided evidence that supported the idea that the Earth moved around the Sun

Check all the facts that apply about the Heliocentric model

• People believed the Earth was the center of everything

• People believed the Sun was the center of the universe

• All the planets and stars lay on the spheres that revolved around the Earth

• Copernicus' mathematical models supported the idea that the known planets moved around the Sun

• The invention of the telescope provided evidence that supported the idea that the Earth moved around the Sun

A scientific ______________ is a simple representation of a more complex system.

• explanation

• hypothesis

• model

• theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

True or False: If a theory is challenged by new evidence, the theory should be altered

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5