Scientific Revolution

Copernicus showed that the sun

• revolved around the earth

• was the center of the universe

• was the biggest star

• had many moons

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.

• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo Galilei
• Johannes Kepler

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

What did Galileo Improve?

• The astrolabe
• the stars
• The Telescope
• cat food.

 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 

• a. Isaac Newton
• b. Galileo Galilei 
• c. Adam Smith
• d. Dennis Diderot

Nicolaus Copernicus used _________________ to come up with his theory.

• Luck
• Mathematical formulas  
• Guesses
• Friends

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to challenge the church and develop the idea that the universe is ______________

• Earth centered
• Mars centered
• Sun centered
• beautiful 

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami