Scientific Revolution Review

Galileo made improvements to which two scientific tools?

• Microscope and magnifying glass

• Microscope and telescope

• Telescope and magnifying glass

• Microscope and astrolabe

Galileo’s development and use of the telescope allowed him to collect evidence for

• The theory of planetary orbits developed by Kepler.

• The laws of motion explained by Newton.

• The model of the universe explained by Copernicus.

• The geocentric model of the universe developed by Ptolemy.

What scientist proved that planets move in oval paths?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

The universal laws of motion were developed by which person?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Francis Bacon

An Earth-centered theory of the universe is called heliocentric

• True

• False

Who developed the scientific method?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

Nicolaus Copernicus was involved in the debate over which theories?

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• gravity

• elliptical orbits

Which of the following statements is accurate?

• Gravity is the law that matter needs oxygen to burn

• Gravity is the principle a body in motion tends to stay in motion

• Gravity is the shape of the Earth's orbit around the sun

• Gravity is the pull of the Earth and other bodies on objects at or near their surfaces.

Galileo’s work on the principles of lenses and light rays allowed him to make improvements to which two scientific tools?

• Telescope and Microscope

• Microscope and Stereoscopes

• Stereoscopes and Telescopes

• Telescopes and Toroidal Reflectors

Which of the following is the correct order of steps used in the scientific method?

• Observe facts; develop scientific law; form hypothesis; test hypothesis.

• Observe facts; form hypothesis; test hypothesis; develop scientific law.

• Form hypothesis; observe facts; test hypothesis; develop scientific law.

• Form hypothesis; test hypothesis; observe facts; develop scientific law.