TCAP Review Packet Unit 8: Scientific Revolution (1 of 2)
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Ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle and Ptolemy, believed in the geocentric theory. Which statements are true about the geocentric model?Select the two correct answers.
Ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle and Ptolemy, believed in the geocentric theory. Which statements are true about the geocentric model?
Select the two correct answers.
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What did Johannes Kepler’s “Astronomia nova” contribute to our understanding of planetary motion?Select the three correct answers.
What did Johannes Kepler’s “Astronomia nova” contribute to our understanding of
planetary motion?
Select the three correct answers.
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Who proposed the heliocentric theory in his book “De revolutionibus orbium coelestium”? Who’s work helped to provide evidence for his claims?Select the best answer.
Who proposed the heliocentric theory in his book “De revolutionibus orbium
coelestium”? Who’s work helped to provide evidence for his claims?
Select the best answer.
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What is the main difference between heliocentric and geocentric theories?Select the best answer.
What is the main difference between heliocentric and geocentric theories?
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The _______ suggests that the Sun is the center of our solar system.
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The _______ suggests that the Earth is the center of our solar system.
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What can we learn from the historical changes in how people understood the universe, and how did these changes affect the development of modern science?
What can we learn from the historical changes in how people understood the universe,
and how did these changes affect the development of modern science?
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Kepler's laws of planetary motion described that planets move in perfect circles around the Sun.
Kepler's laws of planetary motion described that planets move in perfect circles around the Sun.
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Greeks and Copernicus both believed that the Sun was at the center of the solar system.
Greeks and Copernicus both believed that the Sun was at the center of the solar
system.
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Kepler's discoveries challenged the heliocentric model.
Kepler's discoveries challenged the heliocentric model.