Scientific Revolution Exam Review

Why is Copernicus' map "revolutionary" for the period of the Scientific Revolution?

• It shows the sun at the center, which challenges the church idea that the earth was in the center
• It shows the earth at the center which all other astronomers had proven to be false.
• It shows the earth in the center of the center, which supported the idea that God had created the earth, then all the other planets

Which individual is incorrectly paired with a scientific discovery?

• Newton and the principle of gravity
• Kepler and the planetary orbits
• Galileo and the principle of inertia
• Copernicus and the sun-centered model of the universe

The scientific method includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• formulating hypotheses

• assuming a scientific truth

• making careful observations

• carrying out experiments

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Scientific Revolution?

• the realization that nature obeys mathematical rules
• the use of scientific knowledge to find answers
• the development of scientitifc schools and labs
• the rebirth of art and culture

During the Scientific Revolution, the Roman Catholic Church

• supported the scientists and mathematicians

• were excited about the findings of the heliocentric model and wanted all people to know about it.

• declared the scientists and mathematicians were wrong about their findings

Who was the first person responsible for identifying the heliocentric model?

• Descartes
• Newton
• Kepler
• Aristarchus

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

• Renaissance
• Reformation
• Discovery of Muslim texts
• Industrial Revolution

This individual was responsible for developing the three laws of planetary motion.

• Descartes
• Galileo
• Bacon
• Kepler

This Danish astronomer wore a prosthesis (because he lost his nose in a duel/fight) and set up an observatory to study the planets and the stars. He wrote all of this information down.

• Kepler

• Brahe

• Newton

• Lavoisier

Name the person who invented Europe’s first movable type printing press, which would allow for typographic mass production.

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Jenner

• Gutenberg

• Priestly