Age of Exploration Vocabulary 2 Practice

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

• Hypothesis
• Mass
• Rationalism
• Gravity

A theory that Earth is the center of the solar system or the universe. Geo is Greek for "earth."

• Geocentric Theory
• Heliocentric Theory
• Scientific Revolution
• Rationalism

The force of attraction between all masses in the universe

• Mass
• Hypothesis
• Scientific Method
• Gravity

A theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth, revolving around it.

• Geocentric Theory
• Heliocentric Theory
• Gravity
• Scientific Revolution

An idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment

• Gravity
• Rationalism
• Mass
• Hypothesis

A belief in reason and logic as the primary paths to knowledge

• Geocentric Theory
• Rationalism
• Scientific Method
• Scientific Revolution

A step-by-step method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific assumptions

• Scientific Revolution
• Rationalism
• Gravity
• Scientific Method

A major shift in thinking between 1500 and 1700, in which modern science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world

• Scientific Revolution
• Mass
• Scientific Method
• Heliocentric Theory