Scientific Revolution

Who concluded that the sun is the center of the universe around which Earth and the other planets revolve?

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

What is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe called?

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Telescopic

• Astrological

Which Danish astronomer produced the most accurate measurements and locations of stars before the use of the telescope?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

Who expanded on Copernicus's heliocentric universe theory by showing that planets move in a particular orbit around the sun?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Robert Boyle

Which Italian astronomer and mathematician's discoveries using a telescope supported the heliocentric universe theories of Copernicus?

• Rene Descartes

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

Who was a distinguished English philosopher, statesman, and lawyer who promoted rational thought?

• Robert Boyle

• Francis Bacon

• Rene Descartes

• Johannes Kepler

Which French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist promoted a new science based on observation and experiments?

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Boyle

• Rene Descartes

• Galileo Galilei

What is the careful, step-by-step process used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a hypothesis called?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific method

• Calculus

• Gravity

What is an unproven theory accepted for the purposes of explaining certain facts or to provide a basis for further investigation?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific method

• Calculus

• Gravity

His work with pressurized air led to the development of Boyle’s Law, which describes the relationship between pressure and the volume of gas. Boyle was one of the founders of the Royal Society of London.

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Boyle

• Rene Descartes

• Francis Bacon