The Scientific Revolution

Which of the following choices BEST DESCRIBES Ptolemy and the Ptolemaic Method (Hint: Geocentric Model)?

• Ptolemy was an astronomer who used algebra, geometry, and the scientific method to draw conclusions about the universe.

• Ptolemy believed the sun was the center of the universe and the planets rotated around the sun in an elliptical shape.

• Aristotle, the church, and medieval astronomers used his work to explain the universe and the position of the earth.

• Ptolemy was good friends with Galileo Galilei. Their use of the telescope helped prove the Geocentric Model to be wrong.

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 below 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

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Match the following

• Sir Francis Bacon

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

• Galileo Galilei

• Developed the Heliocentric Model

• Johannes Kepler

• Developed the Law of Gravity

• Sir Isaac Newton

• First to develop the Scientific Method

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Calculated the speed of falling objects

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Heliocentric Model

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(b) Geocentric Model

• Planets revolve around the Sun

• Developed first by Nicolaus Copernicus

• Supported by Galileo Galilei

• Supported by Aristotle and the Catholic Church

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• Opposed by the Catholic Church initially

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• Challenged by the heliocentric model

• Planets move in perfect circles

• Believed to be true for over a thousand years

• "Earth centered" Model

• Revolutionized astronomy

• Developed first by Ptolemy

• "Sun centered" Model

• Incorrectly placed Earth at the center of the universe

• Modern understanding of the solar system

Reorder the following events from earliest to most recent

• Johannes Kepler discovers planets rotate in ellipses

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

• This model is supported by Aristotle and the Catholic Church

• Discovers Jupiters moons rotate in an ellipse around the planet. Further confirming Copernicus' model.

• Ptolemy develops an "earth centered" model of the solar system