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chapter 33 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |