CH 23 Section 1 Review

Which of the following did Greek philosophers consider most important?

• evidence
• observation and experimentation
• reasoning
• logic and mathematics

Which of the following concepts was NOT adopted from India by Muslim scholars?

• the ten Arabic numerals
• the scientific method
• the number zero
• the decimal system

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Johannes Kepler
• Galileo Galilei
• Robert Hooke

Which scientist was the first to describe cells?

• Galileo Galilei
• Robert Hooke
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Robert Boyle

How did Boyle’s theory challenge the ideas of Aristotle?

• Boyle said that matter is composed of small particles, not four elements.
• Boyle proposed that orbits were elliptical rather than circular.
• Boyle used mathematics to describe the universe.
• Boyle proposed that a person’s health does not depend on four humors.

What great advance did Sir Francis Bacon and René Descartes bring to science?

• law of universal gravitation
• invention of the microscope
• invention of the color wheel
• scientific rationalism

What four laws did Isaac Newton use to create a complete mechanical explanation of motion in the universe?

What are the five steps in the scientific method?

What was one of the main reasons the Church opposed the Heliocentric Theory?

• It contradicted the views of many scientists of the time.

• It suggested the Earth was not unique or special.

• It was seen as contradicting the Bible.

• It was too complicated to understand.

What is the heliocentric theory?

• The belief that the Earth is the center of the solar system

• The belief that the Sun is the center of the solar system

• The theory that the universe is expanding due to a big bang

• The theory that comets are made of ice and dust