Question

Identify whether the fact listed describes a geocentric or heliocentric model.
Facts Geocentric Heliocentric
People believed the Sun was the center of the universe.


All the planets and stars lay on spheres that revolved around the Earth.


People believed the Earth was the center of everything.


Copernicus' mathematical models supported the idea that the known planets moved around the Sun.


The invention of the telescope provided evidence that supported the idea that the Earth moved around the Sun

Answer 1

Here's how the facts can be classified based on whether they describe a geocentric or heliocentric model:

| Facts | Geocentric | Heliocentric |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|
| People believed the Sun was the center of the universe. | | X |
| All the planets and stars lay on spheres that revolved around the Earth. | X | |
| People believed the Earth was the center of everything. | X | |
| Copernicus' mathematical models supported the idea that the known planets moved around the Sun. | | X |
| The invention of the telescope provided evidence that supported the idea that the Earth moved around the Sun. | | X |

In summary:
- The first and fourth facts describe the heliocentric model.
- The second and third facts describe the geocentric model.
- The fifth fact also describes the heliocentric model.