Question

Which contributions did Galileo make to the model of the solar system? Check all that apply.

a mathematical model for the orbits of the planets
scientifically accurate data on planetary orbits
data that showed that planets reflected sunlight similar to Earth’s moon
the idea that stars are other suns that do not move
observations of the moons of Jupiter rotating around the gas giant

Answer 1

Answer:

data that showed that planets reflected sunlight similar to Earth’s moon

observations of the moons of Jupiter rotating around the gas giant

the above mentioned statements are correct.

the first statement is correct because Galileo discovered phases of Venus.

Second statement is correct because he discovered Io, Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, the four major moons of Jupiter. These moons are also called Gallilean Moons.

Answer 2

Galileo makes to the model of the solar system are data that showed that planets reflected sunlight similar to Earth’s moon and observations of the moons of Jupiter rotating around the gas giant.

Explanation:

• Among his many telescope observations, he is undoubtedly most remembered for discovering Jupiter's 4 most enormous moons, today known as the Galilean moons.  

• In the 1990s, NASA named a mission to Jupiter Galileo in memory of the famous scientist. He found that the sun had sunspots, which look like black patches.

• Galileo's findings regarding the Moon, Jupiter's moons, Venus, and sunspots bolstered the popular belief at the time in which the Sun, not the Earth, has been the center of the Universe.