5. Which of the following things was shown in the heliocentric model, but was incorrect based on what we know now?(1 point)

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Responses

It showed the orbit of planets in perfect circles.
It showed the orbit of planets in perfect circles.

It showed that there were no stars.
It showed that there were no stars.

It showed the Earth as the largest planet in the solar system.
It showed the Earth as the largest planet in the solar system.

It showed Jupiter at the center of the solar system.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It showed the orbit of planets in perfect circles.

While the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus placed the Sun at the center of the solar system, it inaccurately represented planetary orbits as perfect circles, when in fact, they are elliptical, as later demonstrated by Kepler's laws of planetary motion.