AP EURO Scientific Revolution Figures Quiz

Nicolaus Copernicus’s heliocentric model primarily challenged which traditional view?

• The Aristotelian geocentric model

• The concept of gravity

• The laws of inertia

• The elliptical orbit model

Tycho Brahe is best known for his contributions to which aspect of astronomy?

• Inventing the telescope

• Proposing elliptical planetary orbits

• Creating a vast collection of precise astronomical observations

• Developing the heliocentric model of the universe

Galileo Galilei used which of the following to support Copernican theory?

• Algebraic equations

• Observations of moons orbiting Jupiter

• Calculations of gravitational forces

• Models based on Brahe’s data

Which of the following describes Kepler’s First Law of Planetary Motion?

• Planets move in circular orbits with the sun at the center.

• Planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus.

• Planets orbit the Earth due to gravitational attraction.

• Planets have constant orbital speeds.

Isaac Newton’s work in Principia primarily unified which two fields of science?

• Astronomy and astrology

• Mathematics and alchemy

• Physics and optics

• Physics and astronomy

Which of the following observations by Galileo conflicted directly with the geocentric model?

• Phases of Venus

• The shape of Saturn's rings

• Sunspots on the sun

• The color of Mars

Tycho Brahe’s hybrid model of the cosmos placed which celestial body at the center of the universe?

• The Earth

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• Mars

Which of Kepler’s laws states that a planet moves faster when closer to the sun and slower when farther away?

• First Law

• Second Law

• Third Law

• Fourth Law

Galileo’s confrontation with the Catholic Church stemmed from his support of whose ideas?

• Aristotle

• Copernicus

• Brahe

• Kepler

The concept of gravity, as a force acting at a distance, was first mathematically formulated by whom?

• Brahe

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler