Scientific Revolution

What was the Scientific Revolution?

• A time when science became less popular.

• When great advances in Science were made

• A time when some church teachings were challenged

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He was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space. He discovered that planets and moons are physical bodies because of his studies of the night skies.

• Isaac Newton

• Rene Descartes

• Robert Boyle

• Galileo

35. A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.

• Scientific Method

• Pythagorean Theory

• Doctrine of Uniformity

• Vesalius

What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?

• That the planets revolved around the earth

• That Jupiter had four moons

• That the sun was the biggest star

• That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun

According to Copernicus, the sun  

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

What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution?  

• Laws of Gravity
• Heliocentric theory
• Geocentric theory 
• Scientific Method

What is the heliocentric theory?

• There is no sun
• The sun is smaller than the Earth
• The sun is the center of the universe
• The Earth in the center of the universe

Which theory does this picture depict.

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Solar

• Moon

Englishman who developed the scientific method

• Aristotle

• Bacon

• Galileo

• Newton

How did the Scientific Revolution impact society in Europe?

• It led to a decline in scientific knowledge.

• It reinforced the authority of the church over scientific matters.

• It promoted the spread of new ideas and innovations.

• It had no significant impact on society.