Why was the Copernican model a controversial proposition? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)

Question

Responses

It contradicted established scientific understanding.
It contradicted established scientific understanding.

It demoted Earth to just another planet.
It demoted Earth to just another planet.

It was a complex model.
It was a complex model.

It was mostly incorrect.
It was mostly incorrect.

It was not supported by observations.
It was not supported by observations.

It contradicted religious doctrine of the time.

Answer 1

The three correct answers for why the Copernican model was a controversial proposition are:

1. It contradicted established scientific understanding.
2. It demoted Earth to just another planet.
3. It contradicted religious doctrine of the time.

These factors contributed significantly to the resistance against the heliocentric model that Copernicus proposed.