Scientific Revolution Quiz

Which scientist first claimed that the universe revolves around the sun?

• Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo

• Rene Descartes

A heliocentric model means _________ is at the center of the universe.

• Earth

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Jupiter

Isaac Newton created the theory of __________.

• Stars

• Aerodynamics

• Chemistry

• Gravity

What name was chemistry known as prior to Scientific Evolution, i.e. during medieval times?

• Chemistry Cosmology Materialism

• Alchemy

• Materialism

• Cosmology

What kind of reasoning did Francis Bacon use?

• Inductive

• Subjective

• Deductive

• Objective

What order does “Deductive Reasoning” go in?

• Experiment → Observation → Theory

• Experiment → Theory → Observation

• Theory → Observation → Experiment

• Observation → Theory → Experiment

What method was created during the Scientific Revolution?

• The Alchemic Method

• The Scientific Method

• The Enlightened Method

• The Mathematical Method

Which of these did Galileo witness when he looked through the telescope he built?

• Mountains on Pluto

• Haley’s Comet

• Moons revolving around the Sun

• Moons revolving around Jupiter

Francis Bacon wanted science to make life better for people by leading to practical technology.

• True

• False

Explain the singular event that took place that caused Isaac Newton to form his theory of gravity.