How did Ptolemy's model of the solar system explain the apparent changes in speed and direction of the planets?(1 point)

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The planets were fixed to nested spheres.
The planets were fixed to nested spheres.

The planets were attached to crystalline surfaces.
The planets were attached to crystalline surfaces.

The planets spun on epicycles.
The planets spun on epicycles.

The planets had a significant stellar parallax.

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The correct response is:

The planets spun on epicycles.

Ptolemy's geocentric model utilized epicycles—small circles around which planets orbited—combined with larger circles (deferents) to explain the apparent changes in speed and direction of the planets as observed from Earth. This model accounted for retrograde motion and variations in planetary brightness.