Exploring the Scientific Revolution and Its Key Figures

What period marked the transition from medieval to modern thinking in Europe?

• The Dark Ages

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

What was the geocentric theory?

• The belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun

• The belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe

• The belief that the Earth is flat

• The belief that the Sun is at the center of the universe

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

• Nicholas Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

What did Tycho Brahe contribute to astronomy?

• He discovered the law of universal gravitation

• He proposed the heliocentric theory

• He recorded accurate data on planetary movements

• He invented the telescope

What did Johannes Kepler discover about planetary motion?

• Planets revolve around the Sun in circular orbits

• Planets revolve around the Earth in elliptical orbits

• Planets revolve around the Sun in elliptical orbits

• Planets revolve around the Earth in circular orbits

What did Galileo Galilei observe with his telescope?

• The Earth is flat

• Jupiter has four moons

• The stars are made of pure perfect substance

• The Sun revolves around the Earth

Who is known for the statement 'I think, therefore I am'?

• Galileo Galilei

• Rene Descartes

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

What was Isaac Newton's major contribution to science?

• The discovery of bacteria

• The development of the scientific method

• The discovery of the law of universal gravitation

• The invention of the telescope

Who developed the first mercury barometer?

• Isaac Newton

• Evangelista Torricelli

• Gabriel Fahrenheit

• Anders Celsius

What did Edward Jenner introduce to prevent smallpox?

• Antibiotics

• Vaccination

• Antiseptics

• Chemotherapy