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The first person to actually calculate the circumference of the Earth was
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
One of the three laws of planetary motion that Johannes Kepler discovered is best described as
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
Who determined that Earth is round because it cast a shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse?
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
Nicholas Copernicus proposed a model of the solar system with
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
Over a period of time, viewing Mars from Earth, Mars appears to move eastward among the stars. Then, periodically it appears to stop and reverse direction. This apparent motion is called
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
The ancient Greek model of the universe in which the Earth and other planets orbit the sun is best described as the
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
Which model had the planets moving in circular orbits around a motionless Earth?
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
Who discovered (1)4 moons orbiting Jupiter (2)Venus has phases like our moon (3)sun has sunspots
retrograde motion.
the orbits of the planets are elliptical.
the Ptolemaic System
Galileo Galilei
Heliocentric Model
the sun at the center.
Aristotle
Erastosthenes
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