Imagine for a Moment That Despite All the Evidence, Earth

question 91

Multiple Choice

Imagine for a moment that despite all the evidence, Earth actually is not rotating and orbiting the Sun. Which of these hypothetical observations (none of them are real) would be inconsistent with our Sun- centered view of the solar system?

• A)We discover an Earth- sized planet orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Pluto.
• B)We discover a small planet beyond Saturn that rises in the west and sets in the east each day.
• C)We find that we are unable to measure any parallax for a distant galaxy.
• D)We discover that the universe is actually contracting, not expanding.

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