Scientific Revolution

Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  

• That heaven did not exist
• That Earth revolved around the sun
• Against the law of gravity
• That the sun revolved around the Earth

According to Copernicus, the sun  

• Revolved around the earth
• Was the center of the Universe
• Was the biggest star
•  Had many moons

What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution?  

• Laws of Gravity
• Heliocentric theory
• Geocentric theory 
• Scientific Method

What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  

• That Jupiter had four moons
• That the planets revolved around the earth 
• That the sun was the biggest star
• That the planets move in an ellipses around the sun

Who were the two astronomers that helped explain that the Earth and other planets move around the Sun separately?    

• Diderot and Voltaire
• Brahe and Kepler
• Newton and Decartes
•  Montesquieu and Rousseau

Scientist began questioning the teachings of the.......

• Roman Catholic Church
• Jewish Church
• God
• The Government

What did Galileo Improve?

• The astrolabe
• the stars
• The Telescope
• cat food.

What did the geocentric theory state?

• The sun was at the center of the universe
• The earth was at the center of the universe

What is the heliocentric theory?

• There is no sun
• The sun is smaller than the Earth
• The sun is the center of the universe
• The Earth in the center of the universe

Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.

• History and faith
• Math and Science
• Math and History
• reason and logic