Scientific Revolution Review

__________________ studied planetary movements and developed the Heliocentric Theory.

• Copernicus

• Aristotle

• Newton

The ______________________ was invented and used to measure atmospheric pressure and to predict the weather

• thermometer

• mercury barometer

• microscope

[Preview] T/F: The SUN orbits around the EARTH.

• TRUE

• FALSE

[p4] Newton's universal law of gravitation was important because...

• it could explain all the motion in the universe.

• it used the most modern technology.

• it empowered people to build anti-gravity flying machines.

• it proved that God did not really exist.

The 6-step procedure based on observation and experimentation is called...  

• Planetary Model
• Philosophical Method
• Pavlov's Hierarchy of Needs
• the Scientific Method

A German mathematician who was known for his laws of planetary motion in elliptical orbits around the sun.

• Leviticus

• Kepler

• Columbus

• Newton

Who proposed a system of EXPERIMENTATION to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

• Newton

• Bacon

• Descartes

• Frisius

Who created an improved telescope that confirmed the findings of Copernicus?

• Ptolemy
• Nicolaus
• Galileo
• Bacon

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

 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 

• a. Isaac Newton
• b. Galileo Galilei 
• c. Adam Smith
• d. Dennis Diderot