GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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Orbit the Earth
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Orbit the moon
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Stay in the center of the solar system
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Orbit the whole solar system
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Detailed explanation-1: -Two observations supported the idea that Earth was the center of the Universe: First, from anywhere on Earth, the Sun appears to revolve around Earth once per day. While the Moon and the planets have their own motions, they also appear to revolve around Earth about once per day.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The geocentric model says that the earth is at the center of the cosmos or universe, and the planets, the sun and the moon, and the stars circles around it. The early heliocentric models consider the sun as the center, and the planets revolve around the sun.