Physics space and beyond

Question 1

what are ideas in the universe that developed in different cultures.

Answer 1

Indians - believed the earth was supported on a turtles back.
Thailand - believed a God called Rahu swallowed the sun.
China + India - believed that the earth was flat and supported by 12 pillars.

Question 2

what does geometric mean

Answer 2

refers to a model where the earth is in the centre of the solar system and everything orbits around it.

Question 3

describe ideas about the universe from different cultures.

Answer 3

ancient Greeks believed the universe was geometric.
Indians believed that it was a heliocentric model.

Question 4

what does heliocentric mean

Answer 4

a theory where the sun is in the centre of the solar system.

Question 5

what is an observation that could. not be explained by the geocentric model

Answer 5

why the planets would appear lighter and darker at different times.