Solar System and Models

Who was the person that contributed to and helped popularize the geocentric model?

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

This image shows the:

• Geocentric Solar System
• Heliocentric Solar System

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The earth centered view of the universe

• Galaxy
• Geocentric
• Astonomy
• Heliocentric

The sun centered view of the universe

• Galaxy
• Geocentric
• Astonomy
• Heliocentric

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Copernicus' view of the universe

• Galaxy
• Geocentric
• Astonomy
• Heliocentric

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Who came up with this model?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo Galilee

• Ptolemy

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What does "helios" mean?

• Helium

• Earth

• Sun

• Medicine

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Who discovered the shape of a planet's orbit is actually an ellipse?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

Who used a telescope to prove that the Earth could not be the center of the universe?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

A star and everything that revolves around it.

• Comet

• Universe

• Solar System

• Planet

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