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What caused people to accept the geocentric model of the universe?(1 point)
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Noticing that gravity will eventually pull all the planets and the universe back together.
Noticing that gravity will eventually pull all the planets and the universe back together.
Measurements and mathematical models demonstrated that the planets orbit around the sun.
Measurements and mathematical models demonstrated that the planets orbit around the sun.
Telescopes allowed for a much more detailed view of the circular orbits of the planets.
Telescopes allowed for a much more detailed view of the circular orbits of the planets.
Objects seem to move across the sky, and Earth did not feel like it was moving.

Answer 1

The correct response to why people accepted the geocentric model of the universe is:

Objects seem to move across the sky, and Earth did not feel like it was moving.

This is because the geocentric model, which places the Earth at the center of the universe, aligned with the observable experience of people at the time, who noticed the apparent movement of celestial bodies across the sky while feeling stationary on Earth.