The Scientific Method

Which statement best explains how the Scientific Revolution changed ways of thinking?

• The Scientific Revolution changed people’s understanding of the world.

• The Scientific Revolution brought back ideas like humanism and realism.

In ancient Greece, Euclid contributed to a better understanding of-

• mathematics.

• chemistry.

Scientists in ancient Greece believed that-

• the study of science was connected to magic and mysticism.

• everything in the world could be explained by logic and reason.

Which statement describes the Greek philosopher Socrates?

• Socrates taught that reasoning was the way to truth.

• Socrates built an advanced version of the astrolabe.

Who developed the geocentric theory?

• Aristotle.

• Euclid.

• Galileo.

The geocentric theory states that the center of the universe is

• the Earth

• the sun

The heliocentric theory states that the center of the universe is

• the Earth

• the sun

Which change occurred during the Renaissance?

• Scholars revived an interest in classical ideas.

• Greeks made early contributions to geometry.

• Islamic mathematicians developed algebra.

How did the telescope help make the Scientific Revolution possible?

• It allowed scientists to disprove the heliocentric theory and other ideas. 

• It allowed scientists to observe objects in space in much greater detail.

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton