GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BIG BANG THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Another name for the geocentric model is ____
A
sun-centered.
B
moon-centered.
C
Earth-centered.
D
planet-centered.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, often exemplified specifically by the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center. Under most geocentric models, the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets all orbit Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -geo·cen·tric ˌjē-ō-ˈsen-trik. : relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth’s center compare topocentric. : having or relating to the earth as center compare heliocentric. : taking or based on the earth as the center of perspective and valuation. geocentrically.

Detailed explanation-3: -An astronomer named Eudoxus created the first model of a geocentric universe around 380 B.C. Eudoxus designed his model of the universe as a series of cosmic spheres containing the stars, the sun, and the moon all built around the Earth at its center.

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