20.1 - Vocabulary Review

A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center, with the sun, moon, and stars revolving around it.

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

A model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with the Earth and other planets revolving around it.

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon that is testable through experimentation or observation.

• Scientific Method

• Hypothesis

Relating to the Middle Ages, the period in European history from about the 5th to the 15th century.

• Medieval

• Renaissance

Not capable of being moved or changed.

• Immovable

• Theory

A period of renewed interest in classical art, literature, and learning in Europe, beginning in the 14th century.

• Medieval

• Renaissance

A religious movement in the 16th century that challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and led to the establishment of Protestantism

• Renaissance

• Reformation

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

• Experiment

• Theory

A chemist and physicist who is considered the founder of modern chemistry, and pioneered the Scientific Method.

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Boyle

An astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system, which placed the Sun at the center rather than the Earth.

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Robert Boyle