GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Which description best defines the geocentric model?
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a model of the solar system in which the Sun, Moon, and other planets revolve around Earth
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a model of the solar system in which Earth, Moon, and other planets revolve around the Sun
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a model of the solar system in which the Sun, Moon, and all of the planets rotate but do not revolve
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a model of the solar system in which the Sun, Moon, and all of the planets revolve around a central axis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -geocentric model, any theory of the structure of the solar system (or the universe) in which Earth is assumed to be at the centre of it all. The most highly developed geocentric model was that of Ptolemy of Alexandria (2nd century ce).
Detailed explanation-2: -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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