Solar System Models

Who proposed the Heliocentric system?

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

• Galileo

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

• perfect circle

• ellipse

• spiral

This image shows the:

• Geocentric Solar System

• Heliocentric Solar System

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Whose book was published about the heliocentric model of the universe just after he died?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

Who came up with this model?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo Galilee

• Ptolemy

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Which object is the center of the solar system according to Galileo?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Neptune

What did Ptolemy's and Aristotle's model have in common?

• Both models had Earth as the center of the solar system.

• Both discovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

• Both models had the sun as the center of the solar system.

• Both model had objects in solar system have epicycles.

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

• Galileo

• Plato

• Ptolemy

• No one

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

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

Who worked out the arrangement of the known planets and suggested the heliocentric model?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo