Geocentric vs Heliocentric
Earth's Motions
Sun's Path
100
This object is the center of the solar system in the Geocentric model.
What is the Earth?
100
This type of motion by the Earth is the reason why we always have summer in June, and winter in December.
What is revolution?
100
This is the date that the Sun rises due east and sets due west.
What are the equinox dates?
What is 3/20 and 9/22?
200
What is the Heliocentric Model?
200
This is the amount of the tilt of Earth.
What is 23.5 degrees?
200
This is the date that the sun rises north of east and sets north of west.
What is the summer solstice?
300
This is the time period for the Earth to complete one orbit in the Heliocentric model.
What is 365.25 days or one year?
300
This is the amount the Earth rotates per hour.
What is 15 degrees?
300
The Sun rises in the southeast during this season.
What is winter?
400
This is the time period it takes the Earth to complete one orbit in the Geocentric model.
What is zero? The Earth doesn't orbit an object in the Geocentric Model.
400
This is the rate of Earth's revolution per day.
What is one degree per day?
400
This is the date in which the daylight is the longest in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is June 21st or summer solstice?
500
This object orbits the Earth in both the geocentric model and heliocentric model.
What is the Moon?
500
The Foucault Pendulum provides evidence for this.
What is rotation?
500
The Sun is never at this altitude/position in NYS.
(Hint: It's a vocab term)
What is the Zenith?