Author Question: The element most abundant in the Sun is oxygen. a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement ... (Read 53 times)

s.tung · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

The element most abundant in the Sun is oxygen.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Why were Galileo's telescopic observations of the phases of Venus critical evidence in favor of the Copernican theory?

What will be an ideal response?

meganlapinski · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

Galileo observed that Venus goes through phases like those of the Moon. This supported the Copernican model that the planets, like Venus, revolve around the Sun. The Ptolemaic model could not explain Venus's phases.