Question

people have always observed sunrises and sunsets. all of the following are explanations for why the sun appears to rise and set.1. an early greek model shows a god named helios, who drove a chariot with the sun from the east to an ocean in the west every day.2. the greek geocentric model shows earth at the center of a sphere with the sun moving around earth.3. the scientific revolution heliocentric model shows the sun at the center of the solar system.4. a chinese model describes how the sun was carried by a crow each day.the heliocentric model is used by scientists today because the heliocentric model is -a. complicatedb. the newest model.c. the easiest to understand.d. supported by the most data.

Explanation:

Scientific models are accepted when they are supported by empirical evidence. The heliocentric model is widely used today because extensive observational and experimental data confirm its accuracy, unlike the other options: it is not overly complicated, not the newest model (updated refinements exist), and not the easiest to understand intuitively.

Answer:

D. supported by the most data.