The Solar System Flashcards
Which country believed the Earth was flat?
China and India
What country belived that the sun had been swallowed?
Thailland
Which country believed that the Earth was supported by a wood turtle?
India
What are a similaritybetween tye geocentric and heliocentric models?
They both believe that our Solar system is in the centre of the universe.
What are some differences between the geocentric and heliocentric models?
Geocentric: Heliocentric:
The Earth is in the The sun is in the centre
centre of the universe. and everything revolves
and everything revolves around it.
around it.
Why did the geocentric model get replaced by the heliocentric model?
Comets seemed to move across the night sky
The geocentric model was too complicated
The stars also appeard to move
The planets seemed to move backwards
