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chapter 33 vocab
Question | Answer |
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rationalism | a belief in reason and logic as the primary paths to knowledge |
Geocentric Theory | earth is at the center of the universe |
orbit | the path one heavenly body (such as a planet) follows around another (such as the sun) |
heliocentric theory | sun is at the center of the universe |
copernican theory | sun was at the center of the universe |
projectile | an object that is thrown or shot |
thermometer | measures temperature |
barometer | measures pressure in the atmosphere |
microscope | able to see bacteria for the first time, see small objects up close |
data | facts or information that have been observed in an experiment |
hypothesis | an idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment |
mass | amount of matter in an object |