The Scientific Revolution

What theory believed that the sun was the center of the universe?

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric
• Newton
• Univeral

Which Italian astronomer and telescope-maker is said to have contributed more to astronomy than anybody else?

• Nicholas Copernicus
• Isaac Newton
• Johannes Kepler
• Galileo Galilee

Renaissance humanism greatly influenced the Scientific Revolution. It held that beliefs based upon what a person observed and experienced were more valid than beliefs based upon

• religious teachings
• pagan philosophy
• the dignity of man
• a person’s nature

Which scientist developed laws of motion?  

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Newton

What happened to Galileo because he would not renounce his beliefs?  

• Excommunicated
• Charged with heresy
• Put under house arrest
• All of these

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

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they

• challenged established scientific knowledge

• questioned claims made in biblical passages

• provided explanations for the workings of nature

• believed science was the highest moral authority

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

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

Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.

• History and faith
• Math and Science
• Math and History
• reason and logic