The Scientific Revolution

Which of the following choices BEST DESCRIBES the Geocentric Model?

• The Geocentric Model was created by an astronomer who used algebra, geometry, and the scientific method to draw conclusions about the universe.

• The Geocentric Model was based on the belief the sun was the center of the universe and the planets rotated around the sun in an elliptical shape.

• The Greeks, the Catholic Church, and medieval astronomers used the Geocentric Model to explain the universe and the position of the earth.

• Galileo used the telescope to helped prove the Geocentric Model to be correct.

Fill in the Blank  During the Scientific Revolution, Scientists argued the _______ was at the center of our solar system.

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

• Earth

Which scientist/mathematician showed that the planets’ orbit around the sun was not circular but rather elliptical?     

• Galileo

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

Which of the following describes the Copernican idea?

• The church supported the Copernican idea and the work of Kepler, Copernicus, and Galileo.

• The Copernican idea crippled the church’s authority because it proved the earth was not at the center of the universe like the church had taught.

• The Copernican idea was important because it proved that humans were at the center of the universe and God was in a specific place.

• None of the Above

Who was the first to develop the scientific method?

• Galileo Gaililei

• Johannes Kepler

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Rene Descartes

Identify the Astronomer shown who after 25 years of study was the 1st to conclude that the stars, earth, and planets all rotate around the sun. 

• Rene Descartes

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Sir Isaac Newton

Which scientist used mathematics to prove that the planets rotate around the sun in the shape of an ellipse not a circle?

• Rene Descartes

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Match the following

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Discovered planets orbit in the shape of an ellipse; not perfect circles

• Galileo Galilei

• Developed the Law of Gravity

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Calculated the speed of falling objects

• Johannes Kepler

• First to develop the Scientific Method

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Developed the Heliocentric Model

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Heliocentric Model

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(b) Geocentric Model

• Developed first by Ptolemy

• Incorrectly placed Earth at the center of the universe

• Supported by Aristotle and the Catholic Church

• Modern understanding of the solar system

• Developed first by Nicolaus Copernicus

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• "Sun centered" Model

• "Earth centered" Model

• Planets move in perfect circles

• Revolutionized astronomy

• Supported by Galileo Galilei

• Opposed by the Catholic Church initially

• Challenged by the heliocentric model

• Believed to be true for over a thousand years

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• Planets revolve around the Sun

Reorder the following events from earliest to most recent

• This model is supported by Aristotle and the Catholic Church

• Nicolaus Copernicus develops a "sun centered" model of the solar system

• Johannes Kepler discovers planets rotate in ellipses

• Galileo proves Jupiter's moons rotate in an ellipse around the planet and Venus rotates around the sun. Further confirming Copernicus' model.

• The Greeks develop an "earth centered" model of the solar system