Assessment: The Scientific Revolution

Newton’s book 'Principia' described three laws of

• logic

• motion

• arithmetic

• mapmaking

How did an apple falling from a tree give Newton an idea?

• It hit him on the head

• It drew his attention to gravity

• It made him wonder how living things grow

• It suggested that events occur in natural cycles

Which form of technology allowed Galileo to make new discoveries?

• the compass

• the windmill

• the astrolabe

• the telescope

How did explorers encourage the growth of science?

• They created a need to study the stars

• They argued against the power of the Catholic Church

• They wrote exaggerated accounts of their travels

• They showed that accepted beliefs could be wrong

The Scientific Revolution changed the way people

• printed books

• produced goods

• thought about nature

• organized governments

Which of the following is an example of Step 1 of the scientific method?

• Galileo drops objects of different weights from a tower

• Galileo observes that the objects land at the same time

• Galileo asks whether objects of different weights will fall at different speeds

• Galileo says he thinks two dropped objects of different weights will land at the same time

How did Kepler add support for Copernicus’s theory?

• He published the theory in a book that many people read

• He invented a device for seeing the night sky more accurately

• He wrote mathematical laws that described how planets move

• He showed that applying the theory would improve safety at sea

The Catholic Church objected to Galileo’s work because the Church taught that

• Earth was at the center of the universe

• nobody except priests should study the heavens

• non-religious teachings must be rejected without discussion

• moons had been created for other planets as well as Earth

How did Francis Bacon change the way Europeans viewed the world?

• He translated the works of important Muslim scientists

• He recorded the positions of stars and planets in the sky

• He invented a piece of equipment to study very small objects

• He outlined a method to gain knowledge based on observation

The scientific method lets one scientist repeat another scientist’s experiment. Why is this very important for science?

• It means others can test a scientist's conclusions

• It allows for improvements in science communication

• It helps colleges train more people to become scientists

• It encourages young children to get interested in science