Ordered Universe Concept Check

Last updated over 4 years ago
10 questions
1

•To the modern scientist, what does each observation and measurement represent?

1

•Plato stated that the most perfect form is the circle. What may he have meant with this statement?

2

A. According to Aristotle, what were the ultimate arbiters of truth?

B. Explain Aristotle’s model of the universe.

1

•What contribution to modern science did Pliny the Elder make?

1

•Explain the ‘epicycle’ in Ptolemy’s model of the universe.

1

•What is retrograde motion?

1

•Explain the Copernican model of the universe.

2

A. How did Tycho Brahe advance the field of astronomy?

B. Explain Tycho’s model of the universe.

1

•How did Galileo transform science?

1

•Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet?