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