Astronomy and the Scientific Revolution Quiz

What did astrologers try to predict based on the position of the stars?

• Weather patterns

• Volcanic eruptions

• Events

• Plant growth

During the Middle Ages, what did science become marked by?

• Experimentation

• Empirical evidence

• Superstition and magic

• Logic and reason

Who disagreed with the church's view on studying the stars and planets?

• Augustine of Hippo

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What time period is referred to as the 'Scientific Revolution'?

• 5th to 10th century

• 13th to 18th century

• 19th to 21st century

• 8th to 12th century

Who questioned Ptolemy's geocentric theory?

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Augustine of Hippo

• Galileo Galilei

What did Nicolaus Copernicus conclude about the center of the universe?

• Mars is the center

• Earth is the center

• Sun is the center

• Moon is the center

What did Johannes Kepler believe about planetary orbits?

• Rectangular

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Spiral

What invention did Galileo create in 1609?

• Radar

• Binoculars

• Telescope

• Microscope

What did Galileo observe with his telescope?

• Craters on Mercury

• Mountains on Mars

• Rings of Saturn

• Moons of Jupiter

What did Galileo's observations confirm?

• Copernicus's heliocentric theory

• Kepler's elliptical orbits

• Aristotle's celestial spheres

• Ptolemy's geocentric theory