Question

HELP MEH ;3; How do the geocentric and heliocentric models of the Solar System differ?

A.The heliocentric model shows that Earth formed from the Sun. The geocentric model shows that the Sun formed from Earth.

B.The heliocentric model shows that Earth revolves around the Sun. The geocentric model shows that the Sun revolves around Earth.

C.The heliocentric model shows that the Sun revolves around Earth. The geocentric model shows that Earth revolves around the Sun.

D.The heliocentric model shows that the Sun formed before Earth did. The geocentric model shows that Earth formed before the Sun did

Answer 1

B. The heliocentric model shows that Earth revolves around the Sun. The geocentric model shows that the Sun revolves around Earth.

Answer 2

Answer: B.The heliocentric model shows that Earth revolves around the Sun. The geocentric model shows that the Sun revolves around Earth.

The geocentric model is also known as the Ptolemaic model and had as center of the Universe Earth. However, the heliocentric model presented by Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei, had the sun as the center of the Solar System, with Earth orbiting around it. However, it is thought that this theory was older than Copernicus.