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Heliocentric vs Geocentric

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  • What is this?
    Heliocentric
    Geocentric
  • For a long time people believed the Earth had what shape?
    Flat
  • In a Geocentric theory people believed stars orbited around the Earth.
    False
    True
  • The Greeks reasoned if the Moon is a sphere, then the Earth must be a sphere as well.
    False
    True
  • What is this?
    Heliocentric
    Geocentric
  • Who thought the Sun was actually at the center of the universe?
    Mr. Pythagoras
    Nickolas Copersilver
    Nicolaus Copernicus
    The Greeks
  • Geocentric means: Sun centered
    True
    False
  • What does Hypothesized mean?
    To make a guess that is supported through previous observations.
  • What century was the Heliocentric Model adopted?
    17th Century
    16th Century
    18th Century
    20th Century
  • What did Galileo find out when he looked in a telescope?
    Big objects revolve around small objects
    Small objects revolve around big objects
    His telescope is broken.
    Their is life outside of planet earth.
  • Geocentric means: Earth Centered
    True
    False