Scientific Revolution

Which term best defines the concept that the earth is the center of the universe?

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric
• Eurocentric
• Egotistical

Which term best defines the concept that the sun is the center of the universe?

• heliocentric
• geocentric
• Ethnocentric
• Eurocentric

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

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

He was a polish mathematician and astronomer who was first to determine that the sun was the center of the solar system.

• Galilieo

• Humes

• Copernicus

• Descartes

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

• Leviticus

• Kepler

• Columbus

• Newton

Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravitation?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler

• Copernicus

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

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?

• By careful observation of nature and willingness to question old beliefs

• By reading classic literature

• By collecting samples of plant life

• By forming new government ideas

Who proposed a mathematical system using REASON and LOGIC to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

• Bacon

• Newton

• Boyle

• Descartes