Unit 7 13.1 Nicolaus Copernicus

Reread paragraph 2. Which of the following statements is true about Nicolaus Copernicus?

• A. He was born in Poland in 1973.

• B. He became a clergyman and doctor.

• C. Both of his parents died when he was about 5 years old.

• D. He was raised by his aunt.

According to paragraph 4, how did people view the universe?

• A. All of the planets orbited around the sun.

• B. Only the Earth orbited around the sun.

• C. The sun rose in the west and set in the east.

• D. The sun and planets orbited around the Earth.

Which of the following statements is true about Galileo?

• A. He was inspired by Aristarchus.

• B. He discovered one of Jupiter's moons.

• C. He observed that Jupiter orbited the Earth.

• D. He built and used a telescope to study space in detail.

Which of the following words could replace hypothesis in the sentence below?

"What was the scientific hypothesis that Copernicus decided upon?"

• A. Fact

• B. Idea

• C. Proof

• D. Truth

According to paragraph 3, what was Copernicus' favorite subject?

• A. Medicine

• B. Church Law

• C. Math

• D. Astronomy

What is the main difference between the vocabulary words geocentric and heliocentric?

• A. Both have to do with the Earth as the center of the universe.

• B. Both have to do with the sun as the center of the universe.

• C. Geocentric means the Earth is the center and heliocentric means the sun is the center.

• D. Geocentric means the sun is the center and heliocentric means the Earth is the center.

According to paragraph 9, which of the following statements best explains the meaning of theories?

• A. "They are ideas that are based upon evidence and careful observation of the world."

• B. "They aren't complicated or hard to understand."

• C. "They explain the movement of the stars and planets."

• D. "Astronomers were afraid to question it or explore other hypotheses..."

What is the connection between paragraphs 8 and 18?

• A. Both only discuss the geocentric theory and how Copernicus supported it.

• B. Both only discuss the heliocentric theory and how Copernicus supported it.

• C. Both explain how the two theories were the accepted theories in the past and today.

• D. Both explain how Copernicus did not have a theory for how the planets orbited in space.

Which of the following words could replace logical in the sentence below?

"He didn't think they would, and so he used his logical mind to come up with a different scientific hypothesis that would better explain this strange looking motion."

• A. Foolish

• B. Unlikely

• C. Illogical

• D. Intelligent

What is one way Copernicus and Aristarchus are similar?

• A. Both of their theories were accepted by everybody during their lifetime.

• B. Both of their theories were not accepted by everybody during their lifetime.

• C. Both of them had different theories that were not accepted by others.

• D. Both of them decided not to share their theories with others because they were not accepted.