7th-8th Grade Science Chapter 2 Test, Part 1

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An astronomer who played a major role in the development of the heliocentric theory was

According to the heliocentric theory, the _________________ is the center of the solar system.

The earth rotates on its _________________ and revolves around the __________________.

A Foucault pendulum would not be deflected at all if it were located at the _________________.

Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer, demonstrated that the orbits of the planets have _________________ shapes.

The man who probably played the largest role in attempting to improve the geocentric theory was

The earth is flattened at the ________________ and bulged at the ________________.

According to the geocentric theory, a planet that did not orbit with the earth exactly at the center of its circular path followed a(n) _____________________ orbit.