Copernicus offered a new theory that...

the Sun was at the center of the universe

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

In the 1600’s chemist Robert Boyle explained that?

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

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

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