Scientific Revolution Review

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

The invention of the _______________________ by Johannes Gutenberg, helped spread old and new ideas faster than ever before.

• Printing Press

• Microscope

• Thermometer

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  

•  By testing old beliefs using reason, math and observations

•  By reading classic literature
• By collecting samples of plant life
•  By forming new government ideas 

what does Geocentric mean

• 3 branches of gov.
• sun is center of everything/ universe
• doubt everything
• earth is the center of everything/universe

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

What tool did Galileo improve to help him study the skies?

• The astrolabe

• the stars

• The telescope

• cat food

Galileo was tried for heresy because he agreed with Copernicus and argued -

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

Heresy is defined as...

• the movement of ideas from one place to another

• belief or opinion that goes against established religious ideas (especially Christian

• giving in to a bully

• spying

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

what does heliocentric mean?

• the Earth is larger than the sun

• the sun is center

• includes helium 
• oval