Scientific Revolution Quiz 1

According to Copernicus, the sun ...

• Revolved around the earth

• Was the center of the Universe

• Was the biggest star

• Had many moons

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

What did Galileo improve?

• The astrolabe

• The microscope

• The telescope

• The Printing Press

What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  

• That Jupiter had four moons
• That the planets revolved around the earth 
• That the sun was the biggest star
• That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun

Bacon, Galileo, & Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.

• observation

• guessing

• research

• religion

What type of math was Newton known for developing?

• Geometry
• Trigonomety
• Calculus
• Addition

The English philosopher who proposed the Scientific Method.

• Francis Bacon

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• William Harvey

Who correctly determined that the heart, not the liver, pumped blood through the body?

• William Harvey
• Galen
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• Andreas Vesalius

Which scientist created the laws of motion?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler

• Copernicus

What do these steps describe?
1.  Ask a question
2.  Form a hypothesis
3.  Experiment to test hypothesis
4.  Analyze data
5.  Draw a conclusion

• Order of Operations
• Steps of CPR
• Scientific Method
• Essay writing