Scientific Revolution

Galileo was put in prison by the Church because he argued that...

• 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

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

What is the first step to the scientific method?

• Make a hypothesis 
• State a question or problem
• Do the experiment
• Analyze the data 

What did Galileo Improve?

• The astrolab

• the stars

• The Telescope

• cat food.

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

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

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

Bacon, Galileo, & Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.

• observation
• guessing
• research
• what your friends say