Scientific Revolution Review

According to Copernicus, the sun  

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

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

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

 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 

• a. Isaac Newton
• b. Galileo Galilei 
• c. Adam Smith
• d. Dennis Diderot

Galileo was tried for heresy 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

Which scientist developed laws of motion?  

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Newton

The series of events that led to modern science

• Johannes Kepler

• Scientific Revolution

• rationalism

• gravity

The 6-step procedure based on observation and experimentation is called...  

• Planetary Model
• Philosophical Method
• Pavlov's Hierarchy of Needs
• the Scientific Method

Who proposed a system of EXPERIMENTATION to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

• Newton

• Bacon

• Descartes

• Frisius

The Catholic Church actively supported the ________ Model of the Universe.

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• none