Week 17 Practice- Vocab Quiz

What is the Scientific Revolution?

• The study of different natural substances

• A series of events that led to the birth of modern science

• A particular, systematic way of gaining knowledge about the world

• Theories developed by scientists to explain observable facts

What is science?

• A series of events that led to the birth of modern science

• Theories developed by scientists to explain observable facts

• The study of different natural substances

• A particular, systematic way of gaining knowledge about the world

What are theories?

• The study of different natural substances

• Explanations developed by scientists to explain observable facts

• A particular, systematic way of gaining knowledge about the world

• A series of events that led to the birth of modern science

Who was Ptolemy?

• A Danish astronomer who made detailed charts of the stars' movements

• A Polish astronomer who theorized that the planets orbit the sun

• A German astronomer who proved that the planets' orbits are elliptical

• A Greek astronomer whose work was based on observation and logic

How did rationalists look at the world?

• By studying different natural substances

• By following a particular, systematic way of gaining knowledge about the world

• In a rational, reasonable, and logical way

• By developing theories to explain observable facts

What is alchemy?

• A series of events that led to the birth of modern science

• The study of different natural substances, such as metals

• Theories developed by scientists to explain observable facts

• A particular, systematic way of gaining knowledge about the world

Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?

• A Greek astronomer whose work was based on observation and logic

• A Polish astronomer who theorized that the planets orbit the sun

• A Danish astronomer who made detailed charts of the stars' movements

• A German astronomer who proved that the planets' orbits are elliptical

Who was Tycho Brahe?

• A Greek astronomer whose work was based on observation and logic

• A Polish astronomer who theorized that the planets orbit the sun

• A Danish astronomer who made detailed charts of the stars' movements

• A German astronomer who proved that the planets' orbits are elliptical

Who was Johannes Kepler?

• A Greek astronomer whose work was based on observation and logic

• A Polish astronomer who theorized that the planets orbit the sun

• A Danish astronomer who made detailed charts of the stars' movements

• A German astronomer who proved that the planets' orbits are elliptical

Who was Galileo Galilei?

• A Greek astronomer whose work was based on observation and logic

• A Polish astronomer who theorized that the planets orbit the sun

• An Italian scientist and astronomer who tested his theories in experiments

• A German astronomer who proved that the planets' orbits are elliptical