Age of Scientific and Exploration

According to Copernicus, the heliocentric theory

• proved the sun revolved around the earth

• placed the sun at the center of the universe

• described the sun as the biggest star

• proved Jupiter had had many moons

The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.

• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo Galilei
• Johannes Kepler

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 eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun

Which scientist set the foundation for modern physics?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Newton

The philosophers who proposed the Scientific Method were

• Sir Francis Bacon and Descartes

• Voltaire

• Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke

• Isaac Newton

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

• Order of Operations
• Steps of CPR
• Scientific Method
• Essay writing

The series of events that led to modern science is known as

• Johannes Kepler

• Scientific Revolution

• rationalism

• gravity

Robert Hooke

• describe the geocentric theory

• invented the telescope

• coined the term cell

• discovered craters on the moon

Why was Galileo condemned by the Roman Catholic Church?

• He supported the belief that the earth revolved around the sun

• He created a telescope to observe the moon.

• He developed the Geocentric Theory

• He wrote 95 Theses against the church

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?

• Magellan
• Drake
• Columbus
• da Gama