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The Scientific Revolution
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Aristotle, Ptolemy, and the Catholic Church all said that the universe was
infinite
geocentric
heliocentric
elliptical
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Why was Galileo charged with heresy? Because the Catholic Church....
was afraid dissent with the Church would led to anarchy
because the Bible clearly states the geocentric theory
Wanted to copyright and claim all his theories
thought Galileo was not Christain
3
Galileo was__________________ after being found guilty of heresy by the Inquisition.
stoned to death
burned at the stake
hanged
put under house arrest
4
Which of the following correctly lists the steps of the Scientific Method, in order?
Predict, Test, Hypothesis, State Conclusions
Ask Questions, Apply, Test, Electrocute the Assistant
Ask question, Hypothesis, Predict, Test, State Conclusions
Test, Hypothesis, Ask Questions, State Conclude
5
Isaac Newton came up with three laws of _____________ including the law of __________________.
heat;combustion
chemistry;explosion
life;happiness
motion;gravity
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Isaac Newton discovered that _______ and a new form of
math called __________________.
white light was broken into many colors; calculus
the universe was heliocentric; algebra
there is life on other planets; trigonometry
black holes do exist; geometry
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The Enlightenment was when philosophers started to use reason & logical thinking to explain
society
physics
the universe
gravity
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Explain the major change that took place in science during the Scientific Revolution.
The church supported all scientists and philosophers
Limited Government was replaced by Absolutism
Something about that Back to the Future movie.
The Scientific Method was used
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The ultimate goal of the Scientific Method is to discover
Things that defy, refute, or refine traditional explanations
a method to build the better mouse trap
the center of the universe
whether or not a hypothesis is true
10
Nicolas Copernicus was the first astronomer to propose that the universe was
geocentric
heliocentric
elliptical
infinite
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_______________
supported Copernicus’ theory by inventing a _________________
Galileo;telescope
Newton;telescope
Galileo;microscope
Newton;microscope
12
During the Middle Ages, which of these was the authority on all things scientific?
the Catholic Church
Issac Newton
the International Board of science
Galileo
13
Bacon and Descartes helped develop rationalism, which means scientific thought should be
based on Galileo's teaching
based on the Bible
based on Aristotle’s writings
based on reason and logical thinking
14
Which group of people would have supported the diagram above?
Ptolemy, Aristotle, and the Catholic Church
Galileo, Coperinicus, and Kepler
Copernicus, Aristotle, and the Catholic Church
Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Galileo
15
Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes’ ideas became the basis for ________________________.
planets moving in ellipses around the sun
the scientific method
the laws of motion
the heliocentric model of the universe
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Which group of people would have supported this diagram?
Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Galileo
Ptolemy, Aristotle, and the Catholic Church
Galileo, Coperinicus, and Kepler
Copernicus, Aristotle, and the Catholic Church
