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    Observing Our Solar system Homework: Watch the video using the link below and answer the questions in complete, thoughtful sentence. Heliocentric system is when the sun lies in the center of the universe and other celestial objects, including The Earth orbit around it. Geocentric system was accepted for over 1000 years.

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    Observing Our Solar system Homework: Watch the video using the link below and answer the questions in complete, thoughtful sentence. Heliocentric system is when the sun lies in the center of the universe and other celestial objects, including The Earth orbit around it. Geocentric system was accepted for over 1000 years.

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    Observing Our Solar system Homework: Watch the video using the link below and answer the questions in complete, thoughtful sentence. Heliocentric system is when the sun lies in the center of the universe and other celestial objects, including The Earth orbit around it. Geocentric system was accepted for over 1000 years.

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    ObservingOurSolarSystemHomework

    Directions:
    Watchthevideousingthelinkbelowandanswerthequestionsin
    complete,thoughtfulsentence.
    Video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtOEnTiAZlU

    1. Whatarethegeocentricandheliocentricsystems?

    GeocentricsystemsaresystemswiththeEarththatliesinthecenterandallthe
    othercelestrialobjectsorbitaroundit,itwasacceptedforover1000years.
    HeliocentricsystemiswhentheSunliesinthecenteroftheuniverseandother
    celestialobjects,includingtheEarthorbitaoundit.InthissystemtheEarthrotates
    andrevolves.

    2. HowwasCopernicussmodeloftheuniversedifferentfromPtolemys
    model?

    HismodelwasdifferentfromPtolemysbecausePtolemysmodelhastheEarthin
    thecenter,butCopernicushastheSuninthecenterandtheEarthrevovlesand
    rotates.

    3. WhatdiscoveriesbyGalileosupporttheheliocentricmodel?

    HehelpedimprovethemicroscopewhichhelpedbothGalileoandCorpernicus
    provethattheirtheoryiscorrect.

    4. Peopleoftensaythattheysunrisesintheeast,crossestheskyandsetsinthe
    west.Isthisliterallytrue?Explain.

    Noitisnot,TheEarthisactuallyrotatinghelpingusgetabetterviewofthesunand
    wecontinuetorotateuntilwearenolongerabletoseethesunanditlooksasifthe
    Sunhassetonthewest.

    5. HowdidKepleruseTychoBrahesdata?

    KeplerusedTychoBrahesdata,byexaminingit,hesawthatitwasincorrect
    becausehesawthattheplanetsdidnotmoveinacircularpathbutratherinaoval
    likebathcalledelipses.

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