Discoveries and Inventions

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Why are discoveries and inventions important for the progress of society?

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Which of the following was Galileo Galilei known for?

• Inventing the telescope

• Discovering craters and mountains on the moon

• Proving that moons orbit Jupiter

• Developing the steam engine

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Why was Galileo put on trial by the Catholic Church?

• For claiming the earth rotates around the sun

• For inventing the telescope

• For writing about the law of gravity

• For refusing to use experiments

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Why would the Catholic Church want to persecute Galileo?

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Galileo Galilei is known as the father of experimental science because:

• He was the first person to routinely use experiments to test theories

• He experimented with light

• He proved that Copernicus was wrong about planets’ orbits

• His theories became laws

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Sir Isaac Newton is famous for discovering the law of

.

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Why were Newton’s laws important to modern science?

• The laws explained how to use calculus

• The laws explained how the physical world worked

• The laws were proven using a telescope

• The laws were published in Principia Mathematica

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Which Scientific Revolution-era invention led to an increased understanding of diseases?

• the telescope

• the thermometer

• the barometer

• the microscope

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A barometer is an instrument for

• Measuring air pressure

• Calculating distances

• Measuring temperature

• Magnifying objects

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Which of the following inventions helped advance scientific discoveries during the Scientific Revolution?

• Microscope

• Thermometer

• Telescope

• Barometer

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The findings of Galileo and Newton were significant because, from their time on, scientific thought was based upon

• traditional ways of thinking.

• the ideas of the classic philosophers.

• the authority of the Church.

• observation and experimentation.

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The systematic collection and articulation of natural laws, such as gravity and motion, was done by

• Galileo.

• Isaac Newton.

• Kepler.

• van Leeuwenhoek.

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Francis Bacon is known as the founder of the

method.

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How does the Scientific Method change science?

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Which philosopher believed that nothing should be accepted as true unless it is proven?

• Rene Descartes

• Isaac Newton

• John Locke

• Galileo Galilei

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Which of the following are steps in the scientific method as described in the image?

• Ask a question

• Construct a hypothesis

• Test with an experiment

• Ignore results

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According to the image, laws that govern nature might also govern human

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How does the Scientific Revolution start ideas about democracy?

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What conflict began as a result of scientific advancements during the Scientific Revolution?

• Conflicts between the Roman Catholic Church and scientists

• Conflicts between different scientific groups

• Conflicts between monarchs and philosophers

• Conflicts between artists and scientists

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How did the scientific idea that the Sun was the center of the universe challenge the teachings of the Church?

• It supported the Church's teachings

• It contradicted the Church's teachings

• It was ignored by the Church

• It was promoted by Church officials

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In what ways did the relationship between science and religion change human life during this period?

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Which of the following discoveries or inventions is Galileo Galilei known for?

• Telescope

• Steam engine

• Telephone

• Electric light bulb

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Which of the following explains why the Roman Catholic Church and science came into conflict?

• Scientific ideas improved people’s lives. This weakened the Church’s power

• Science contradicted Church teachings. This weakened the Church’s power

• Galileo did not follow the Church. His teachings opposed the Church

• Copernicus, Newton, and Bacon were not religious. They only believed in reason