The Scientific Revolution

Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued

• That heaven did not exist

• Against the law of gravity

• That Earth revolved around the sun

• That the sun revolved around the Earth

Who created the heliocentric theory?

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Newton

• Galileo

What theory is supported by this diagram?

• a geocentric theory

• a heliocentric theory

• a suncentric theory

• a earthcentric theory

What theory is supported by this diagram?

• a geocentric theory

• a heliocentric theory

• a suncentric theory

• an earthcentric theory

Which scientific revolution scientist was famously put on trial by the church?

• Newton

• Bacon

• Galileo

• Descartes

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 basic steps of the Scientific Method

• Observe something in the physical word

• Make a hypothesis

• Experiment to test the hypothesis

• Create reasonable doubt that your theory is the best

The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Ptolemy

• Johannes Kepler

What did Galileo Improve?

• the stars

• The astrolabe

• The Telescope

• The compass

Which thinker, do you think, was the most influential?

• Galileo

• Bacon

• Newton

• Copernicus

How did the Renaissance influence the Scientific Revolution?

• 3d art

• banking with interest

• Questioning the church

• the development of the middle class