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

What is some of the evidence used by Galileo to support Copernicus’s model and disprove Aristotle and Ptolemy’s?

Answer
A
Each planet spins in an epicycle.
B
Planets appear to move backward.
C
Jupiter has moons orbiting it.
D
The religious and cultural beliefs supported this model.

Explanation

Galileo observed four moons orbiting Jupiter. This showed that not everything in the heavens orbited Earth, challenging the Earth-centered model associated with Aristotle and Ptolemy and supporting the idea that planets could orbit the Sun. The correct choice is “Jupiter has moons orbiting it.”

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