scientific revolution

In 1572, Tycho Brahe noticed a completely new star that was brighter than any star or planet. What did he devote himself to after this discovery?

• Writing books

• Creating more accurate instruments of measurement

• Traveling the world

• Teaching astronomy.

Johannes Kepler was able to fine-tune the movements of the planets and demonstrate that the movement of Mars could be described as an ______, known as elliptical planetary orbits.

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Square

• Triangle

Who is considered the father of empiricism and argued for the importance of the scientific method during the Scientific Revolution?

• A) Isaac Newton

• B) Francis Bacon

• C) Galileo Galilei

• D) Albert Einstein

Francis Bacon believed that scientific knowledge should be based on ________ reasoning and careful observation of events in nature.

• deductive

• inductive

• speculative

• theoretical

Which of the following fields was Isaac Newton NOT associated with?

• Mathematics

• Physics

• Astronomy

• Medicine

According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, the net force on a body is equal to the body's acceleration multiplied by its ______.

• A) velocity

• B) mass

• C) time

• D) distance

Newton's Third Law of Motion states that if two bodies exert forces on each other, these forces have the same magnitude but ______ directions.

• similar

• opposite

• random

• parallel

What major fields did Galileo contribute to?

• Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology, Mathematics, and Philosophy

• Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, and Engineering

• Literature, Art, Music, and Dance

• Politics, Economics, Law, and Sociology

Galileo's advocacy of a _______ universe brought him before religious authorities.

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Flat Earth

• Expanding

Who was the first to make a modern scientific argument for the concept of a heliocentric solar system?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler