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

It showed Jupiter at the center of the solar system.
It showed Jupiter at the center of the solar system.

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.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It showed the orbit of planets in perfect circles.

The heliocentric model, primarily developed by Copernicus, suggested that planets orbit the sun, but it inaccurately represented these orbits as perfect circles. We now know that the orbits of planets are elliptical, not circular, as described by Kepler's laws of planetary motion.