Scientific Revolution

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 tool did Galileo improve to help him study the skies?

• The astrolabe

• the stars

• The Telescope

• cat food.

Which scientist developed three 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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Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.

• History and faith

• Math and Science

• Math and History

• experiments and logic

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Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• the heliocentric theory
• the scientific method
• the theory of scientifc rationalism
• the theory of universal gravitation

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

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

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

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