Geocentric vs. Heliocentric

Who proposed the Heliocentric system?

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

• Galileo

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

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the center of the solar system

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

• Sun

• Neptune

• Earth

• The Universe

Who came up with this model?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo Galilee

• Ptolemy

What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

• Mars

• Moon

• Sun

• Earth

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

• perfect circle

• ellipse

• spiral

Which astronomer first observed the phases of Venus and Jupiter's moons with the help of a telescope?

• Gailieo

• Aristarchus

• Kepler

• Aristotle

• Copernicus

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

• Galileo

• Plato

• Ptolemy

• No one

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

• telescope

• spyglass

• mirror

• magnifying glass