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Which is correct?
a) geocentric view of the universe
b) heliocentric view of the universe
c)
d)
Who was the first to propose a heliocentric universe?
a) Galileo
b) Newton
c) Copernicus
d) Bacon
What was the major change in the Scientific Revolution?
a) scientists began using telescopes
b) scientists began performing experiments to test theories
c) Galileo was charged with heresy
d)
using logic to think and form judgements
a) reason
b) rationalism
c) scientific method
d) hypothesis
Francis Bacon changed the way science is conducted. What process did he develop?
a) the heliocentric theory
b) the laws of gravity
c) the scientific method
d) he improved on the telescope
As people began exploring the world during the Age of Exploration, they began to learn new scientific information that challenged traditional beliefs. As a result, there was a conflict between people who relied on ____ and people who relied on ___
a) theory/opinion
b) heliocentric/geocentric
c) faith/reason
d) Aristotle/Galileo
Why was the Catholic Church upset with Galileo?
a) He was charged with heresy because he agreed with the heliocentric theory
b) He was charged with heresy because he agreed with the geocentric theory
c) He was charged with hypocrisy because he said Aristotle was wrong
d) He was charged with hypocrisy for developing the laws of gravity
How did Johannes Kepler change Copernicus' theory?
a) He added that objects in motion stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
b) He added that the planets move in ellipses
c) He added that the planets move around the sun
d) He added the scientific method
Which of the following best summarizes the ideas of Copernicus?
a) The sun orbits the Earth
b) the stars orbit the Earth
c) the moon orbits the sun
d) the Earth orbits the sun
Before the Scientific Revolution, scientific knowledge was based on ___
a) mathematics and experiments
b) Ancient Greek and Roman theories
c) the geocentric theory
d)
Heliocentric refers to a ____ universe.
a) earth-centered
b) sun-centered
c) moon-centered
d) planet-centered
____ refers to an earth-centered universe
a) geocentric
b) heliocentric
c) moon-centered
d) planet-centered
to exclude someone from the participation of the sacraments and services of the Christian church
a) heresy
b) excommunicate
c) rationalism
d)
What is a revolution?
a) a war
b) an experiment
c) a theory based on observation
d) a dramatic change
an explanation formed with limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
a) hypothesis
b) belief
c) heresy
d) rationalism
The study of the planets and stars is called
a) biology
b) chemistry
c) astronomy
d) astrology
Which scientist said that the planets move in ellipses, not circles?
a) Kepler
b) Galileo
c) Copernicus
d) Ptolemy
Which scientist discovered gravity?
a) Kepler
b) Bacon
c) Newton
d) Galileo
Which scientist improved the telescope and used it to prove that Copernicus was correct?
a) Ptolemy
b) Aristotle
c) Kepler
d) Galileo
What is heresy?
a) using experiments to prove theories
b) beliefs that go against church teachings
c) the study of the stars and planets
d) beliefs that agree with church teachings
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