PHYSICAL SCIENCE

4TH QUARTER, 2ND SEMESTER

READING ASSIGNMENT #1.
Greeks’ Views about Matter and Motion
DIRECTIONS: Using books and online sources, answer the following questions:
1. Discuss how the Greeks were able to formulate many theories of the sky and of the Earth based on observation of
natural phenomena. Cite the theory of Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Eudoxus and Aristotle as among those that
were convincing and useful.
GREEK PHILOSOPHER THEORY ABOUT MATTER IS THE THEORY CORRECT? REASON THAT IT IS NOT
AND MOTION ON EARTH CORRECT
AND SKY/UNIVERSE

PYTHAGORAS

SOCRATES

PLATO

EUDOXUS

ERATOSTHENES
 ARISTARCHUS

ARISTOTLE

What is the two-domain view of the universe? Fill in the table below about the
contents of the two-domain view to show the differences in the elements and
motions.
DOMAIN ELEMENTS MOTION

Terrestrial 1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4.

Celestial 1. 1.

2.

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