The Makings of Our Solar System

A Heliocentric Model states that...

• the earth is at the center of the cosmos or universe, and the planets, the sun and the moon, and the stars circles around it.

• the sun as the center, and the planets revolve around the sun

A Geocentric Model states that...

• the earth is at the center of the cosmos or universe, and the planets, the sun and the moon, and the stars circles around it.

• the sun as the center, and the planets revolve around the sun

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A Heliocentric Model states that...

• the earth is at the center of the cosmos or universe, and the planets, the sun and the moon, and the stars circles around it.

• the sun as the center, and the planets revolve around the sun

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Which model is represented in the diagram?

• Geocentric Model

• Heliocentric Model

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Which model is represented in the diagram?

• Geocentric Model

• Heliocentric Model

Which model of the solar system do we use today and why?

• • Geocentric, which includes all eight planets.

  • Heliocentric, because the planets are orbiting the Sun.

• • Heliocentric, which includes all nine planets.

• Heliocentric, because the planets are orbiting the Sun.

• Geocentric, because only the moon is shown orbiting the Earth.

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What do the Heliocentric and Geocentric Model have in common?

• • Uranus and Neptune are not included

• The Sun is located at the center

• The Earth orbits the Moon

• The Earth revolves around the Sun

Scientists completed an experiment but yielded a scientific conclusion that was not valid. Which statement below would make a scientific conclusion invalid?

 

• A. Other scientists from around the world repeated the experiment and obtained different results.  

• B. Other scientists from around the world did not want to acknowledge the hard work of other scientists.

• C. Scientists didn’t repeat the experiment using different procedures each time.  

• D. Some scientists didn’t do their work in the laboratory.

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Which of the following would NOT be a result of a new scientific research and information?

• A. Planets move in different elliptical orbits around the Sun.   

• B. A newly identified star is named after its discoverer. 

• C. A journal article is published to inform other scientist about a previously unknown comet that is nearing Earth. 

• D. A newly discovered chemical element will be added to the periodic table of the elements

Select a scientific theory

• • Animal research is more effective in labs that are outdoors. 

• The universe was created from a single massive explosion. 

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