The Scientific Revolution

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Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued: That Earth revolved around the sun

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That Earth revolved around the sun

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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 earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

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geocentric

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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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What is the heliocentric theory?

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The sun is the center of the universe

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Who created the heliocentric theory? Options: Copernicus, Galileo, Ptolemy, Kepler

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Copernicus

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What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory? Options: That Jupiter had four moons, That the planets revolved around the earth, That the sun was the biggest star, That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun

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That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun

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_____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory

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Galileo Galilei

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Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to challenge the church and develop the idea that the universe is ______________

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Sun centered

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During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

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Church