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The Scientific Revolution, Part 1

The Scientific Revolution, Part 1

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History, Social Studies

5th - 11th Grade

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Ty Little

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When did the Scientific Revolution begin?

*Select all that apply.

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1500's-1700's

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1400's-1800's

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Before the Renaissance

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During the late Renaissance

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Review: The movement during the Renaissance away from religion and towards focusing on people and culture was known as

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Theories

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Scientific Revolution

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Humanism

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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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heliocentric
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earthcentric
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world's worst

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During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
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King
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Family
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Church
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Sir Salami 

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The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
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geocentric
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heliocentric
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solar
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sunny

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The definition of science is:

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A word that is derived from the Latin word meaning "knowledge" or "understanding".

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The identification of the substances of which matter is composed.

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The study of space and celestial bodies.

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These are the people like Aristotle, Ptolemy, and other Greek thinkers who looked at the world in a reasonable and logical way.

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Humanists

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Rationalists

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Fashionistas

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Videogamists

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The path around the sun is known as an ________________.

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orbit
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rotation
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season
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equinox

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Why is summer warmer than winter? *Select all that apply.

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The planet Earth is tilted closer toward the sun during this season.

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The entire planet is closer to the sun during summer
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The sun radiates more energy during the summer
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The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

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365 days (plus 6 hours) is the time it takes ________________________________________________.

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the moon to complete its phases.

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Earth to complete 12 rotations around its axis

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Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.

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the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth.

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When we add one extra day to the calendar every four years...

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the axis of Earth is tilted.

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the gravitational pull of the Sun affects Earth's revolution.

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the revolution of Earth is more than 365 days creating a Leap Year.

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the axis of Earth’s orbit is parallel to its orbit

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Which of the following is a direct result of Earth’s rotation on its axis?

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Lunar eclipses

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Winter weather

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Daytime and night

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seasons

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What controls the length of a day?

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the amount of time it takes Earth to turn 24 hours on its axis.

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the amount of time it takes Earth to complete an

orbit around the sun

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the amount of time it takes the moon to complete

an orbit around Earth

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the amount of time it takes the sun to complete

a turn on its axis

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Draw the concept of Heliocentrism. Include Earth, the moon, 3 other planets and 5 stars

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Who Is Nicolaus Copernicus?
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Somebody
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An Astronomer who created the Geocentric Theory
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A Women
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An Astronomer who created the Heliocentric Theory

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According to Copernicus, the sun  
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Revolved around the earth
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was the center of the Universe

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Was the biggest star
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 Had many moons

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What is the most likely explanation for why Copernicus published his ideas when he he was about to die?

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He was eager to make a name for himself

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He still had doubts about the heliocentric model

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He was reluctant to contradict the Church because he feared being killed.

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He needed a new source of income

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Took data collected with his mentor Tycho Brahe and developed 3 laws of planetary motion and elliptical orbits.

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Copernicus

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Kepler

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Newton

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Galileo

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Johannes Kepler improved Copernicus’s theories by

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Introducing the concept of a heliocentric universe

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Initially questioning the theory of crystalline spheres

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Demonstrating that planets have elliptical (oval-like) orbits.

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