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Which statement describes the limitations of the geocentric model?

A.
The model cannot explain why planets appear to go backward and make loops in the sky.
B.
The model cannot explain why planets appear to move the same way across the sky.
C.
The model cannot explain why the Sun and other stars appear to go backward and make loops in the sky.
D.
The model cannot explain why the Sun and other stars appear to move the same way across the sky.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct statement that describes a limitation of the geocentric model is:

A. The model cannot explain why planets appear to go backward and make loops in the sky.

The geocentric model struggled to account for the apparent retrograde motion of planets and the complex paths they seemed to take, which is better explained by the heliocentric model and the laws of planetary motion.
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