An instrument invented by Galileo Galilei that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
What is a compass?
100
Belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge.
What is rationalism?
100
This philosopher came up with the geocentric theory.
Who is Aristotle?
100
The time where modern science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world.
What is the scientific revolution?
100
This issue talks about talks about the church feeling threatened by the scientific revolution because they fear people will start doubting the church's teachings.
What is the conflicts of the church?
200
An instrument that uses lenses to make objects seem larger.
What is a microscope?
200
The method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century.
What is the scientific method?
200
This philosopher came up with the heliocentric theory.
Who is Copernicus?
200
An invention that makes distant object look closer, in which Galileo Galilei used to discover Jupiter's 4 moons in 1610.
What is a telescope?
200
This inventor built the first telescope in 1595.
Who is Zacharias?
300
This instrument is used to measure the pressure of the atmosphere.
What is a barometer?
300
The amount of matter in an object.
What is masses?
300
This scientist/mathematician discovered the law of gravity which included an apple in the process.
Who is Isaac Newton?
300
The theory that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
What is the geocentric theory?
300
This inventor made the first barometer in 1643.
Who is Evangelista Torricelli?
400
This invention is used for measuring temperature.
What is a thermometer?
400
An idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
400
This scientist improved the Copernicus theory by figuring out the orbit of planets are ellipses, not circles.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
400
The theory that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun?
What is the heliocentric theory?
400
Two things Copernicus based his information on.
What is observations and mathematics?
500
This invention is and addition to Galileo's list of inventions and is used to determine the specific gravity of a gemstone?
What is a hydrostatic balance?
500
Facts or information recorded when conducting an experiment.
What is data?
500
This astronomer propounded the geocentric theory that prevailed for 1,400 years.
Who is Ptolemy?
500
Isaac Newton helped support the heliocentric theory by coming up with the Law of Gravity.