The Scientific Revolution

Which invention would be helpful in both biology and medicine?

• telescope

• barometer

• microscope

During the Scientific Revolution, scientist did all of the following, except:

• believed something only if it could be tested and proven

• challenged accepted knowledge

• accepted tradition and traditional knowledge

 One of the most important people of the Scientific Revolution. First person to study the sky with an advanced telescope.

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Newton

What is the definition of heliocentric universe?

• Earth is the center of the universe

• Sun is the center of the universe

• Sun orbits the planets in the universe

What is the definition of a geocentric universe?

• Sun orbits the planets in the universe

• Sun is the center of the universe

• Earth is the center of the universe

What was alchemy?

• An early form of chemistry concerned with transforming matter

• A type of witchcraft practicing black magic

• An experiment that mixed alkaline and acidic substances

Alchemists were best known for trying to turn other metals like lead into _________.

• Platinum

• Silver

• Gold

Which advanced tool was most helpful to Anton Van Leeuwenhoek studying microorganisms?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Astrolabe

What is the Scientific Revolution the birth of?

• Scientific Method

• Modern Science

• Government

During the Scientific Revolution, great advances were made in

• astronomy

• chemistry

• both