Mr. Griffin Pre-Assessment

According to Copernicus, the sun

• Revolved around the earth

• Was the biggest star

• Was the center of the universe

• Had many moons

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

• geocentric

• earthcentric

• heliocentric

• world's worst

_______________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory.

• Isaac Newton

• Adam Smith

• Galileo Galilei

• Dennis Diderot

During the Scientific Revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ________.

• King

• Church

• Family

• Sir Salami

What was Galileo's punishment for his astronomical discoveries?

• Death

• Nothing

• Press Tour

• House Arrest

The modern laws of motion and mechanics was developed by _________.

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Francis Bacon

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What is empirical evidence?

• Evidence based on observation and experimentation

• Evidence based on common sense

• Evidence based on Ptolemy

• Evidence based on religious beliefs and faith

Who developed the Scientific Method?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Francis Bacon

• Nicolaus Copernicus

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

Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• The scientific method

• The theory of universal gravitation

• The heliocentric theory

• The theory of scientific rationalism