Scientific Revolution

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

• all of the above

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

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• solar

• all of the above

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 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 developed laws of motion?  

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Newton

The English philosopher who proposed the Scientific Method.

• Sir Francis Bacon
• Voltaire
• Thomas Hobbes
• hypothesis

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

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

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