The Scientific Revolution Answers

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Which statement best describes the scientific method?

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The scientific method was a new theory about the planets and the sun.
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The scientific method was a new way to solve problems and do research.
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The scientific method was a way to reason developed by the ancient Greeks.
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The scientific method was a set of theories that countered Church teachings.
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Enlightenment
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scientific method
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Renaissance
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heliocentric theory
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The image shows a diagram developed by a German astronomer in the 1600s.

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The diagram showed that planets move in circular orbits around the sun, disproving the Copernican model.
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The diagram showed that Earth is closer to the sun than other planets, disproving the heliocentric theory.
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The diagram demonstrated the first law of planetary motion, proving the heliocentric theory.
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The diagram demonstrated the first law of planetary motion, proving the geocentric theory.
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Which change occurred during the Renaissance?

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Islamic mathematicians developed algebra.
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Scholars revived an interest in classical ideas.
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Scientists used the astrolabe to map the stars.
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Greeks made early contributions to geometry.
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In ancient Greece, Euclid contributed to a better understanding of

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biology.
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chemistry.
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mathematics.
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technology.
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Which statement describes the Greek philosopher Socrates?

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Socrates developed a theory about the universe.
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Socrates taught that reasoning was the way to truth.
C
Socrates wrote a book on the principles of geometry.
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Socrates built an advanced version of the astrolabe.
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Who challenged the Aristotelian model of a geocentric universe that began the Scientific Revolution?

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Kepler
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Galileo
C
Newton
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Copernicus
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Which statement best explains how the Scientific Revolution changed ways of thinking?

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The Scientific Revolution changed people’s understanding of the world.
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The Scientific Revolution caused people to question their religious beliefs.
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The Scientific Revolution brought back ideas like humanism and realism.
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The Scientific Revolution resulted in a revival of classical ways of thinking.

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