Question

What does the geocentric model of the solar system say? Explain the location of our Sun, planets, and stars, and the corresponding orbits.

a) The geocentric model places the Earth at the center of the solar system, with planets and stars orbiting around it.
b) The geocentric model places the Sun at the center of the solar system, with Earth and other planets orbiting around it.
c) The geocentric model has no fixed center; it suggests that all celestial bodies move randomly.
d) The geocentric model states that the Moon is at the center of the solar system.

Answer 1

The geocentric model places Earth at the center of the solar system, but it has been replaced by the heliocentric model with the Sun at the center.

Step-by-step explanation:

The geocentric model of the solar system, as seen in the Ptolemaic view, places Earth at the center with the Moon, planets, Sun, and stars revolving around it in complex superpositions of circular paths.

This model, which can be made more accurate by adding more circles, is purely descriptive and lacks an explanation for the causes of these motions.

Unfortunately, the geocentric model is not supported by the evidence and has been replaced by the heliocentric model, which has the Sun at the center of the solar system and is explained by laws of physics such as Newton's universal law of gravitation.