Models of the Solar System Astronomy Introduction to Astronomy Models of the Solar System Questions What is the current model of our solar system? What is the problem with a solar system model of the atom? What is the scale of the sun in relation to Pluto? How big are the stars, moon, and planets compared to Earth? What are Milankovitch cycles? How do the Milankovitch cycles affect climate change? Which object would orbit Earth in both the Earth-centered and sun-centered models of the solar system? If the earth were the size of a tennis ball how big would the sun be and how far apart? How have the ideas about the structure of the solar system changed since hundreds of years ago? What are the differences between the steady-state model of the universe and the Big Bang model of the universe? Question #37a54 Question #ab453 What is the evidence for the heliocentric model (sun is the center of the solar system) and evidence why the Geocentric model (the universe revolves around the earth) is wrong? What is the Copernican Theory? In what way was Kant's revolution in epistemology similar to Copernicus' revolution in astronomy? What model did Copernicus think that the solar system was? Is it possible to have 3 stars within a single solar system? What was significant about Galileo's discovery of the moons of Jupiter? Question #930ef Introduction to Astronomy View all chapters History of Astronomy Models of the Solar System History of the Telescope Astronomy Basics Prev Next