GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
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Sun and moon orbit Earth
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Earth and moon orbit Sun
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Earth orbit’s the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
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Earth and sun orbit moon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most ancient Greeks explained these observations by building a model of the Solar System with Earth at the centre. In this model, the Moon, Sun and stars all orbit around the Earth. This is known as a geocentric model of the Solar System.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was not until the sixteenth century that a mathematical model of a heliocentric system was presented by the Renaissance mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic cleric, Nicolaus Copernicus, leading to the Copernican Revolution.
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