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Geocentric
Heliocentric
100

Mr. Davis's cat's name

What is Finn?

100
the path defined by an object's revolution
What is orbit?
100
He likely played the largest role in improving the geocentric theory
Who is Ptolemy?
100
according to the geocentric theory THIS is at the center of the solar system
What is the earth?
100
it is accepted as the center of the solar system
What is the sun?
200

This era, starting in Florence, Italy, brought about a rebirth of interest in culture, including science.

What is The Renaissance?

200

The imaginary line that runs through Earth's pole.

What is axis?

200
the Christian astronomer who formulated the three laws of planetary motion
Who is Kepler?
200

This is the Greek word for "Earth".

What is ge?

200
the word Kepler used to describe the shape of the planets' orbits
What is elliptical?
300

The sun and all of the other heavenly bodies that revolve around it

What is our solar system?

300

The Greek word for the sun.

What is helios?

300
he formulated the law of universal gravitation
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
300

In the Geocentric model, this is the first celestial body to revolve around Earth.

What is the moon?

300
he was the first person to use a telescope to study the heavens
Who is Galileo?
400

This is responsible for the cyclic pattern of day and night on Earth.

What is the rotation of Earth on its axis?

400
a day on which the sun's overhead noon position appears to be directly over the equator
What is an equinox?
400
he played a major role in the development of the heliocentric theory
Who is Copernicus?
400

This is the final layer of the Geocentric Model, just outside of Saturn.

What are the Stars?

400

The reason Earth has seasons.

What is the revolution around the sun?
500
a day on which the apparent movement of the sun reaches its northern-most or southern-most point
What is solstice?
500
the tendency for bodies in motion to remain in motion in the same direction at a constant speed
What is inertia?
500
he was the first to see the rings of Saturn
Who is Galileo?
500

This is how long the Geocentric Model was accepted by scientists around the world.

What is 1,500 years?

500
further evidence that the earth is rotating is that is appears to be buldged at this area
What is the equator?