The Scientific Revolution - Vocab Only

the path that one heavenly body (such as a planet) follows around another (such as the sun)

• orbit

• projectile

• mass

• hypothesis

the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• data

• microscope

• projectile

having the Earth at the center of the universe

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• Copernican Theory

• data

a theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth, revolving around it

• Heliocentric Theory

• geocentric

• hypothesis

• telescope

an idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment

• hypothesis

• mass

• data

• Copernican Theory

a scientific approach that involves making observations, forming a hypothesis, and conducting experiments

• scientific method

• rationalism

• heliocentric

• mass

a model of the universe that places Earth at its center

• rationalism

• geocentric

• Copernican Theory

• heliocentric

the scientific instrument used to measure atmospheric temperature

• telescope

• microscope

• barometer

• thermometer

belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge

• rationalism

• geocentric

• orbit

• projectile

an instrument used to observe distant objects in the sky, improved by Galileo Galilei

• telescope

• thermometer

• microscope

• barometer