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Question 19 • (25-26) Dally -- Earth and Space Science 4th 9 Weeks BLDG

How was Aristotle’s model similar to Ptolemy’s model?

Answer
A
Both models stated that the planets rotate on their axes.
B
Both models stated that Earth is the center of the system around which other objects orbit.
C
Both models stated that the planets and objects in the solar system have small orbits called epicycles.
D
Both models stated that the Sun is the center of the system around which objects have elliptical orbits.

Explanation

Both Aristotle and Ptolemy described a geocentric system, meaning they placed Earth at the center. In their models, the Sun, planets, and other celestial bodies moved around Earth. Ptolemy added details such as epicycles to explain the planets’ apparent motions, but the shared central idea was that Earth was at the center—not that the Sun was.

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