GK
THE UNIVERSE
Question
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The Moon is at the center of the Solar System.
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Mars is at the center of the Solar System.
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Earth is at the center of the Solar System.
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The Sun is at the center of the Solar System.
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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the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, often exemplified specifically by the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center.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: -Which statement BEST describes the geocentric model of the solar system? Earth is at the center.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ptolemy placed the Earth at the centre of his geocentric model. Using the data he had, Ptolemy thought that the universe was a set of nested spheres surrounding the Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.