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Which idea was supported by Aristarchus, Copernicus, and Galileo?
The planets have epicycles.
The planets revolve around the Sun.
The stars rotate around the Sun.
The center of the solar system is Earth.
The planets have epicycles.
The planets revolve around the Sun.
The stars rotate around the Sun.
The center of the solar system is Earth.
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alley cat
Which two gaseous giants did Renaissance scientists such as Galileo know about?
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Neptune
Neptune and Uranus
Uranus and Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Neptune
Neptune and Uranus
Uranus and Saturn
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alley cat
How did Kepler’s discoveries contribute to astronomy?
They supported the heliocentric model.
They established the laws of planetary motion.
They explained how the Sun rises and sets.
They made astronomy accessible to people who spoke Italian.
They supported the heliocentric model.
They established the laws of planetary motion.
They explained how the Sun rises and sets.
They made astronomy accessible to people who spoke Italian.
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alley cat
What do comets and asteroids have in common?
They are made of ice.
They orbit the Sun.
They are made of metal debris.
They are at the center of the solar system.
They are made of ice.
They orbit the Sun.
They are made of metal debris.
They are at the center of the solar system.
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alley cat
Which idea did Ptolemy’s model use to explain why the planets appeared to move backward as they moved in their orbits?
The planets spun in epicycles.
The planets rotated on their axes.
The planets revolved around the Sun.
The planets were made of different materials.
The planets spun in epicycles.
The planets rotated on their axes.
The planets revolved around the Sun.
The planets were made of different materials.
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alley cat
Why was Copernicus’s heliocentric model not believed until Galileo and Kepler provided more evidence?
The model had the moon orbiting Earth.
The model was against religious teachings.
The model could not explain retrograde motion.
The model did not include all eight planets in the solar system.
The model had the moon orbiting Earth.
The model was against religious teachings.
The model could not explain retrograde motion.
The model did not include all eight planets in the solar system.
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alley cat
Which describes one way that Aristarchus's explanation of the movement of objects in the sky was different from other scientists' earlier explanations?
He discovered Venus’s phases.
He argued that Earth rotates on its axis.
He explained the concept of retrograde motion.
He described the epicycles of the planets in the sky.
He discovered Venus’s phases.
He argued that Earth rotates on its axis.
He explained the concept of retrograde motion.
He described the epicycles of the planets in the sky.
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alley cat
Why was it difficult for people to accept a heliocentric concept of the solar system?
Scientists had no way to explain retrograde motion.
Scientists did not check or confirm other scientists’ ideas.
Information was published in Italian and people could not understand it.
Aristotle was famous and his ideas were supported by religious teachings.
Scientists had no way to explain retrograde motion.
Scientists did not check or confirm other scientists’ ideas.
Information was published in Italian and people could not understand it.
Aristotle was famous and his ideas were supported by religious teachings.
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alley cat
Which correctly lists three scientists who supported the heliocentric model of the solar system?
Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus
Copernicus, Ptolemy, Kepler
Galileo, Kepler, Aristotle
Kepler, Galileo, Copernicus
Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus
Copernicus, Ptolemy, Kepler
Galileo, Kepler, Aristotle
Kepler, Galileo, Copernicus
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alley cat
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