Scientific Revolution

According to Copernicus, the sun  

• Revolved around the earth
• Was the center of the Universe
• Was the biggest star
•  Had many moons

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

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Louis XVI

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

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 

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei 

• Adam Smith

• Dennis Diderot

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

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 type of math was Newton known for developing?

• Geometry
• Trigonomety
• Calculus
• Addition

Which scientist developed laws of motion?  

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Newton

The idea that people should use reason to understand the world.

• Johannes Kepler
• Scientific Revolution
• rationalism 
• Rene Descartes