There are 10 units to the "TCAP Review Packet". This is unit 8 of 10. Do ALL units to get credit and be prepared for TCAP.
Every question can be answered using the information in each article. You should not need other resources.
Standard 7.50 Compare and contrast heliocentric and geocentric theories of the Greeks (geocentric), Copernicus (heliocentric), and Kepler (elliptical orbits).
Use the information in the text to answer the questions below. Be sure to complete all sections to receive full credit for the Scientific Revolution Unit.
Spelling DOES count.
There are 10 units to the "TCAP Review Packet". This is unit 8 of 10. Do ALL units to get credit and be prepared for TCAP.
Every question can be answered using the information in each article. You should not need other resources.
Standard 7.50 Compare and contrast heliocentric and geocentric theories of the Greeks (geocentric), Copernicus (heliocentric), and Kepler (elliptical orbits).
Use the information in the text to answer the questions below. Be sure to complete all sections to receive full credit for the Scientific Revolution Unit.
Spelling DOES count.

Ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle and Ptolemy, believed in the geocentric theory. Which statements are true about the geocentric model?
Select the two correct answers.
What did Johannes Kepler’s “Astronomia nova” contribute to our understanding of
planetary motion?
Select the three correct answers.
Who proposed the heliocentric theory in his book “De revolutionibus orbium
coelestium”? Who’s work helped to provide evidence for his claims?
Select the best answer.
What is the main difference between heliocentric and geocentric theories?
Select the best answer.
What can we learn from the historical changes in how people understood the universe,
and how did these changes affect the development of modern science?
Kepler's laws of planetary motion described that planets move in perfect circles around the Sun.
Greeks and Copernicus both believed that the Sun was at the center of the solar
system.
Kepler's discoveries challenged the heliocentric model.