KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE about the development in astronomy?
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All planets are orbiting the Sun
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The earliest theory created is Geocentric theory
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Kepler said that planetary orbits are elliptical
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Geocentric model was introduced by Nicolaus Copernicus and Claudius Ptolemy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Copernicus adopted a heliocentric view because it better explained the motions of the heavens mathematically. This view had the Earth and other planets moving in circles around the fixed Sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -This gave rise to the Geocentric model of the universe, a now-defunct model that explained how the Sun, Moon, and firmament circled around our planet. The notion that the Earth was the center of the Universe is certainly an understandable one.
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