Scientists
Scientists pt. 2
Science
Science and religion
Miscellaneous
100

Used a telescope to discover four moons of Jupiter and that they orbited around Jupiter

Galileo

100
Name the three science teachers at the high school
Buck, Cooper, Irwin
100

the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun

Gravity
100

Why did Copernicus wait until late in his life to reveal his heliocentric theory?

He was Catholic, didn't want to be excommunicated.  

100

Which two teams will be playing each other in this years superbowl?

Chiefs and Eagles

200

Scientist who discovered the law of gravity 

Newton

200

Who illegally dug up bodies and dissected them, and considered the founder of human anatomy?

Vesalius

200

the belief that the earth is at the center of the universe

geocentric

200

Galileo had to withdraw his theories about the Earth’s rotation because

The church threatened him with death if he did not

200

What TV shows main characters are Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Joey, and Chandler?

Friends

300

scientist who explained planets revolve around the sun and in ellipses

Kepler

300

Which scientist stressed the use of experiments and observation in seeking knowledge?

Bacon

300

belief that the sun is at the center of the universe

Heliocentric
300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Why didn't Kepler have to worry about being tried for heresy when he agreed with Copernicus' views of the universe?

300

What US city has the highest population?

New York City

400

Which scientist first demonstrated that blood circulates through the human body continuously?

William Harvey

400

Who established chemistry as a pure science?

Boyle

400

to give up one’s views, or "take back"

Recant

400

Which of Galileo's theories was most offensive to the church?

The theory that the earth was not the center of the universe

400

How many letters are between L and S in the alphabet?

6

500

Which scientist proposed that the earth travels around the sun?

Copernicus

500

Who was one of the fathers of modern philosophy who deducted one unshakable truth, "I think therefore I am?"

Descartes

500

a new way of thinking about the physical world that led to modern science

Scientific Method

500

What view did the catholic church believe as the correct view on the universe?

Geocentric

500

What TV show is based on a high school football team from Dillon, Texas?

Friday Night Lights