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

Responses

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

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

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

Each planet spins on an epicycle.

1 answer

The three correct answers that describe Aristotle's model of the solar system are:

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

Aristotle's geocentric model placed Earth at the center of the universe, with celestial bodies (including stars and planets) attached to concentric crystalline spheres that revolve around it.