Scientific Revolution

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A new way of thinking about the natural world that is based on observation and questions accepted beliefs.

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Scientific Revolution

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During the Scientific Revolution, people began to use ___________ to solve the problems of the day.

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Logic and reason

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According to Copernicus, the sun:

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Was the center of the Universe

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The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

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heliocentric

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Francis Bacon helped develop

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the Scientific Method

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True or False? A revolution does not have to involve war.

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True

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What is heresy?

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teaching ideas that go against what religion says is true

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Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton? Options: the heliocentric theory, the scientific method, the mullet haircut, the laws of gravity

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the laws of gravity

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What do these steps describe?
1.  Ask a question
2.  Form a hypothesis
3.  Experiment to test the hypothesis
4.  Analyze data
5.  Draw a conclusion

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Scientific Method

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What did Kepler add to Copernicus' heliocentric theory?

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that the planets move in elliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun