U5 Ch3 Scientific Revolution

What idea is explained by this diagram?

• the Catholic religion

• distances between planets

• Copernicus's theory about the sun

• constellations in space

Why did the Roman Catholic church reject Galileo's scientific discoveries?

• They felt Galileo's discoveries went against the Bible.

• Church leaders didn't want things to change.

• Church leaders feared that people would leave the Catholic church.

• Church leaders did not believe that Galileo was credible to make these discoveries.

Which of the following was NOT a phrase used to describe the ideas that influenced the Scientific Revolution?

• encouraging curiosity

• focusing on spirituality

• maintaining traditions

• encouraging curiosity

What discovery did the scientist Harvey make?

• bacteria

• laws of motion

• how to heal wounds faster

• how blood pumps through the body

Which of the following was NOT a discovery made by Galileo?

• Jupiter's moons

• Earth's moon has mountains and valleys

• the existence of gravity

• Challenged the belief that Earth was unique in the universe.

Who discovered the laws of motion?

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• William Harvey

Francis Bacon's scientific method can be described by what two phrases?

• observing things in nature & relying on traditional ideas

• observing things in nature & using science to solve real-life problems

• using science to solve real-life problems & making predictions without observations

• using math to understand the universe & relying on traditional ideas

Whose ideas did Isaac Newton combine to develop his scientific method?

• Copernicus & Descartes

• Roman Catholic Church & Galileo

• Galileo & Copernicus

• Descartes & Bacon

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Scientific Revolution?

• humanist ideas & the Reformation

• encouraging curiosity

• focusing on spirituality

• Roman Catholic church encouraged discovery

Which of the following was NOT an important result of the Scientific Revolution?

• Advancements in medicine improved people's quality of life.

• New technologies made it possible to study everything from the tiniest atoms to the largest galaxies.

• New political and economic systems were created based on rational thinking and scientific principles.

• Scientists began to get paid more for the knowledge they were sharing with the world.