Copernicus offered a new theory that...

the Sun was at the center of the universe

In the 1600’s chemist Robert Boyle explained that?

All matter is composed of tiny particles that behave in knowable ways

formed a theory as to why the planets move as they do

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1
Galileo Galilei enhanced the __________ to view the solar system.
kaleidoscope
microscope
telescope
periscope
2
Copernicus offered a new theory that...
the moon's phases reflected its relation to the Earth and Sun
the Sun was at the center of the universe
rotations around the Sun are oval shaped
the Earth was at the center of the universe
3
Galileo Galilei...
studied the Bible
refuted the heliocentric theory through the scientific method
all of the above
studied the moon
4
The Church believed that the "heavens above" were fixed and not moving.
True
False
5
Until the mid 1500's, European scholars based their knowledge of the physical universe from the Greek scholar?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Ptolemy
6
Who found that the Earth's rotations around the sun are oval shaped?
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brache
Nicholas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
7
The Church believed the universe is heliocentric.
True
False
8
Anton van Leeuwenhoek perfected the single lens _____________.
microscope
telescope
kaleidoscope
periscope
9
The Scientific Method starts with?
a hypothesis
the Bible
all of the above
Greek and Roman classics
10
Medical improvements during the 1500s included?
Infection prevention
A better understanding of the circulation of blood
all of the above
Artificial limbs
11
Galileo Galilei...
all of the above
was sentences to life under house arrest
was condemned by the Church.
challenged the teachings that the heavens were fixed
12
Until the mid 1500's, which was considered common sense?
Earth centered universe
All of the above
The heavens above are constantly in motion
The details of the universe are unknown
13
Copernicus offered a theory that stated?
The Earth was one of several planets orbiting the Sun
The sun was at the center of the universe
All of the above
The Ancient Greeks and the Church are wrong about our physical universe
14
Until the mid-1500’s, European scholars accepted the Greek astronomer Ptolemy’s view of the universe that
rotations around the Sun are oval shaped
the Earth was at the center
the moon's phases reflected its relation to the Earth and Sun
the Sun was at the center
15
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first to view?
Mountain ranges on Earth's moon
Real and accurate depictions of human anatomy
The moons of Jupiter
Bacteria
16
_________ was known as Alchemy in medieval times and often included magical notions.
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Calculus
17
According to Newton, what holds the universe together and keeps the planets in orbit?
Scholasticism
Faith and good works
Gravity
The Earth's pull as the center of the universe
18
Both Ptolemy and the Church had the same views on the universe.
False
True
19
In the 1600’s chemist Robert Boyle explained that?
The universe is heliocentric
Earth, air, water and fire are the only elements
All matter is composed of tiny particles that behave in knowable ways
All of the above
20
According to Newton, all motion in the universe can be measured.
True
False
21
Isaac Newton...
conformed to the Church that the Earth was at the center of the universe
formed a theory as to why the planets move as they do
all of the above
developed a theory that the universe was heliocentric
22
Isaac Newton developed _________, or mathematics with symbolic notations to explain rates of change.
Calculus
Geometry
Algebra
All of the above

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