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WH2 Scientific Revolution
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VA SOL Scientific Revolution and vocab
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The idea that people should use reason to understand the world.
faith
rationalism
hypothesis
mysticism
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Kepler added support to Copernicus's theory by
writing mathematical laws that described how planets move
showing that using the theory would improve safety at sea
inventing a device for seeing the night sky more accurately
publishing the theory on radioactivity
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Which statement best represents the Scientific Revolution?
Doubt every statement until it is proven true with faith
Doubt every statement until it is proven false with faith
Doubt every statement until it is proven true with logic
Accept every statement as true
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The Catholic Church objected to Galileo's work because the Church taught that
Jupiter was the center of the universe
Earth was the center of the universe
nobody except priests should study the heavens
moons had been created for other planets as well as Earth
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Polish-French scientist who won Nobel prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and pioneered radioactivity
Marie Curie
Anne Boleyn
Mary Wollstonecraft
Elizabeth I
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What is step 1 of the scientific method?
Designing an experiment
Measuring data
Make an observation
Forming a hypothesis
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Italian astronomer, improved the telescope, supported Copernicus, clashed with the Catholic Church
Sir Frances Bacon
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
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Which form of technology allowed Galileo to make new discoveries?
the windmill
the compass
the astrolabe
the telescope
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The Scientific Method lets one scientist repeat another's experiment. Why is this important?
it helps the control group
others can test a scientist's conclusions
helps colleges train more people to become scientists
encourages children to get interested in science
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Polish astronomer who formulated the heliocentric theory.
Galileo Galilei
Rene Descartes
Nicolaus Copernicus
Sir Frances Bacon
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Newton's book
Principia
described three laws of
arithmetic
logic
mapmaking
motion
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The Scientific Revolution changed the way people
thought about nature
printed books
produced goods
organized governments
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The period when European scholars questioned classical scientific ideas and Christian beliefs
geocentric theory
heliocentric theory
Scientific Revolution
scientific method
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What did the Scientific Revolution base our method of learning on?
Superstition
Observation
Horoscope
Faith
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Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun
heliocentric theory
geocentric theory
gravity
scientific method
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Approach to scientific investigation using reason, observation, and experimentation.
Hypothesis
Scholarly studies
Scientific method
Heliocentric theory
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English scientist who invented calculus and developed the theory of gravity.
Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Astronomer who supported the heliocentric theory, proved planets follow elliptical orbits.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
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The Scientific Revolution changed the way Europeans viewed the world by
inventing a piece of equipment to turn lead into gold
recording the positions of troops on the field
outlining a method to gain knowledge based on observation
translating the works of important Muslim scientists
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Force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth
gravity
hypothesis
rationalism
mass
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This scientist is recognized for discovering the circulation of blood and oxygen through the heart
Rene Descartes
Harry Waters
Henry Harvey
William Harvey
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From what sources did scholars in the Middle Ages get their ideas?
questioning traditional ideas
Bible
the teachings of Aristotle and Ptolemy
personal observation
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The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
gravity
geocentric theory
heliocentric threory
scientific method
