Vocab
The Earth is at the center of the Universe:
Geocentric Theory
This guy helped develop movable-type printing in Europe during the 1400s.
Johannes Gutenberg
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
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Galileo Galilei discovered five moons orbiting Jupiter, showing that not everything in space revolved around Earth.
False
This invention printed books and reports that helped scientists share discoveries, compare evidence, and build on one another's work
Printing Press
An optical instrument to make distant stars and planets appear larger and closer.
Telescope
This guy believed that the Sun was at the center of the Universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
You have to test your hypothesis by doing what?
An experiment
For centuries, many Europeans believed Earth was the center of the universe.
True
This guy published laws explaining how objects move and how gravity attracts objects with mass
Isaac Newton
The Sun is at the center of the Universe:
Heliocentric Theory
This guy encouraged scientists to use observation and experiments instead of relying only on tradition
Francis Bacon
After testing your hypothesis, you have to analyze what?
Data
Isaac Newton studied motion and gravity
True
This guy was an ancient Greek physician who studied human anatomy through direct observation and dissection.
Vesalius
The physical force that attracts objects toward each other
Gravity
This guy improved the telescope and observed the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus
Galileo Galilei
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This guy's work showed that even respected authorities could be wrong?
Vesalius
A period after the Middle Ages when lots of new ideas in Math, Science, Physics, and Philosophy came into being
Scientific Revolution
This guy studied motion and gravity
Isaac Newton
List at least 4 of the 6 Scientific Method steps
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Do Background Research
Construct a Hypothesis
Test your Hypothesis by doing an Experiment
Analyze your Data and Draw Conclusions
Report your Results (Was your Hypothesis Correct?)
Francis Bacon published a book correcting errors in accepted medical knowledge
False
This guy's observations provided evidence supporting new ideas about the universe.