Plato
True or False
Plato thought science was a wonderful way to learn about the real world.
False
What elements did Aristotle think make up everything around us?
earth, water, air, fire, and ether
Why do scientists often repeat an experiment several times?
They look for different results, which indicates experimental error.
Fill in the blank: In order for light to hit your eye's retina, it must pass through the ________ and then the lens.
pupil
Name the two basic groups that scientists use to classify all animals today.
vertebrates and invertebrates
What does the term geocentric mean?
It means the earth is at the center.
True or False
Plato thought mathematical truths are real and were not invented by people.
True
Was Aristotle right about the elements that make up everything around us?
No
Fill in the blank: According to Aristotle, heavy objects always fall ______ than lighter objects.
faster
True or False: The images that are focused on your eye's retina are upside down.
True
What did Aristotle call the two groups that he used to classify animals?
animals with blood and animals without blood
In Aristotle's view of the universe what gave the stars, sun, moon, and planets their motion?
They were all attached to spinning spheres, and the spinning of the spheres caused their motion.
Who was Plato's teacher?
Socrates
Fill in the blank: According to Aristotle, bubbles rise in water because they are made of the ________ element and are trying to get above the water, where they belong.
air
Why does a feather fall more slowly than a rock?
The feather cannot fight air resistance as well as the rock.
What is the opening in your eye called?
Pupil
What are the two groups that scientists use to classify whales?
How does the hymn, "This Is My Father's World" start out?
This is my Father's world, And to my listening ears, All nature sings, and round me rings. The music of the spheres.
What two things did Plato do to help advance science?
He proclaimed that mathematical truths should be investigated and founded the first school of higher learning called the Academy.
Who was Aristotle's teacher?
Plato
Why did Aristotle think things fell to earth?
He thought things fell to earth because they were mostly made of earth and wanted to get back to where they belonged.
Why don't we see the world upside down?
Your brain develops an understanding of images and flips all the images it is getting from your eyes.
What is the name of the system Aristotle developed to group living things?
Biological Classification System
What is a sphere?
A perfectly round object, like a basketball.
Why were many of Plato's writings opposed to science?
Plato thought that the world which we see, feel, and sense is not the real world but just a vague shadow of the real world.
Did Aristotle agree with Plato about studying the world around us?
Unlike Plato, Aristotle believed you could learn a lot by observing the world around you, so he made lots of observations.
What are the repeats called in an experiment?
What is optics?
The study of how light is made, how it travels, and how it can be guided by various devices.
Dissection
What does the line "The music of the spheres" mean?
Many ancient philosophers thought the universe was full of many spheres that each turned at a different speed. According to them this produced beautiful music. Not music we hear but the symphony of nature working beautifully.