Practice Quiz- Scientific Revolution

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

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 is empirical evidence?

• Evidence based on observation and experimentation
• Evidence based on religious beliefs and faith
• Evidence based on common sense
• Evidence based on Ptolemy

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

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

Bacon, Galileo, and Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.

• observation
• guessing
• research
• what your friends say