Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

Galileo was tried for heresy (going against Catholic Church teachings) 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

Heliocentric means that

• The earth is the center of the universe

• The sun is the center of the universe

According to Copernicus, the sun  

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

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

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

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

• King

• Family

• Church

Which theory does this picture depict.

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Solar

• Moon

Which theory does this picture depict.

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Solar

• Moon