Mr. Griffin Post-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.

• World's worst

• Earthcentric

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

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

• Galileo Galilei

• Adam Smith

• Isaac Newton

• Dennis Diderot

During the Scientific Revolution people started using experiments to test theories rater than just believing the _____.

• Sir Salami

• Family

• Church

• King

What was Galileo's punishment for his astronomical discoveries?

• Press Tour

• House Arrest

• Death

• Nothing

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

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

What is empirical evidence?

• Evidence based on Ptolemy

• Evidence based on religious beliefs and faith

• Evidence based on observation and experimentation

• Evidence based on common sense

Who developed the Scientific Method?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued

• That the sun revolved around the earth

• Against the law of gravity

• That heaven did not exist

• That earth revolved around the sun

Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• The heliocentric theory

• The scientific method

• The theory of universal gravitation

• The theory of scientific rationalism