Which of the following describe Aristotle's model of the solar system? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)

Responses

The Sun is at the center.
The Sun is at the center.

The Earth was at a point slightly offset from the center.
The Earth was at a point slightly offset from the center.

The stars are attached to the outermost sphere.
The stars are attached to the outermost sphere.

Each planet is attached to a crystalline sphere.
Each planet is attached to a crystalline sphere.

Earth is at the center.
Earth is at the center.

Each planet spins on an epicycle.

1 answer

Aristotle's model of the solar system can be summarized by the following three correct answers:

  1. The stars are attached to the outermost sphere.
  2. Each planet is attached to a crystalline sphere.
  3. Earth is at the center.

In Aristotle's geocentric model, Earth is positioned at the center of the universe, with celestial bodies (including the stars and planets) affixed to concentric crystalline spheres rotating around it.