Scientists
Explorers
Inventions
Columbus
Starts with C
100
He theorized that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
What is Nicolaus Copernicus
100
He "discovered" America in 1492
Who is Christopher Colombus is
100
Galileo used this to observe the skies
What is telescope
100
Columbus was hoping top go here order to find spices
What is Asia, the spice islands
100
To go around the earth
What is circumnavigate
200
He proved showed that planets orbits are elliptical.
What is Johannes Kepler
200
He was the first to circumnavigate the globe
Who is Magellan
200
This device measures atmospheric pressure.
What is barometer
200
Although Columbus was Italian he sailed for this country
What is Spain
200
A ship used for long voyages
What is caravel
300
He discovered the laws of gravity.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
300
he was a Portuguese prince who started a sailing school
Who is Henry the Navigator
300
Galileo invented one of theses to determine temperature.
What is thermometer.
300
Columbus made many mistakes, name one of them
What is miscalculated the size earth, thought he was in India
300
Uses earths magnetic force to determine direction
What is compass
400
Galileo was able to prove that Earth is not the center of the of our soloar system by observing the moons of which planet with a telescope.
What is Jupiter
400
he was a famous English pirate who robbed Spanish ships
Who is Sir Francis Drake
400
We would not know about bacteria and other tiny living creatures had it not been for the invention of this
What is microscope
400
Columbus received this title
What is Admiral of the High Seas
400
another name for mapmaker
What is cartographer
500
He was a Greek astronomer and scientist who used reason and logic.
Who is Ptolemy
500
first explorer to sail around Africa to India
Who is Vasco de Gama
500
This device measure the angle of the stars and helps navigators know where they are.
What is astolabe
500
Columbus thought he had reaced India but instead landed here.
What is the caribbean, Hispanola, Bahamas
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