When the Geocentric Model of the Solar System Did Not

question 71

Multiple Choice

When the geocentric model of the solar system did not match the observed positions of the planets:

• A) Tycho Brahe made measurements of higher accuracy and showed the geocentric model was correct
• B) Ptolemy added epicycles to the geocentric model to match the observed data
• C) Galileo argued that the Sun revolved around the Earth
• D) Kepler was inspired to create the theory of gravity
• E) Copernicus proposed the heliocentric mode

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Labor Input

The total hours worked by employees or the effort exerted by workers in the production of goods and services.

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Returns To Scale

The change in output resulting from a proportional change in all inputs (factors of production) in the long term, indicating whether the output increases, decreases, or stays the same.

Production Function

A mathematical expression that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output generated from those inputs.