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Unit 1- words 1-6
Term | Definition |
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Geocentric Model | Earth-centered. The earliest model of the solar system. This model assumed that Earth was at the center of the solar system. |
Ptolemy | The scientist who developed the geocentric model that astronomers used for 14 centuries. (he lived from about 100-170) |
Heliocentric model | Sun-centered. The current model of the solar system where Earth and the other planets orbit the sun. |
Copernicus | The scientist who developed the first detailed heliocentric model. (he lived from 1473-1543) |
Galileo | The scientist who improved the telescope in 1609 which allowed astronomers to see that Jupiter had moons and Venus had phases. These observations helped support the heliocentric model. |
Big Bang Theory | The theory that all matter and energy in the universe was compressed into an extremely small volume that 13 to 15 billion years ago exploded and began expanding in all directions. |