5th Grade Unit 5 Chapter 3 vocabulary

What does 'geocentric' describe?

• Earth as the center of the universe

• Mars as the center of the universe

• The sun as the center of the universe

• The moon as the center of the universe

What is the meaning of 'heliocentric'?

• Describing the sun as the center of the universe

• Describing Earth as the center of the universe

• Describing the moon as the center of the universe

• Describing Mars as the center of the universe

What does 'dissection' refer to?

• The act of questioning and doubting

• The act of drawing geometric shapes

• The act of cutting something into parts to study it

• The act of combining parts to form a whole

What is 'geometry'?

• A method of questioning and doubting

• A branch of mathematics that studies measurements and relationships between lines, angles, surfaces, and shapes

• A method of cutting objects into parts

• A branch of science that studies the universe

What does 'skepticism' involve?

• A method of looking at information and evidence through questioning and doubt

• Accepting information without question

• A branch of mathematics

• A method of studying the universe

based on reason and logic

• rational

• dissection

• geometry

• geocentric