The Scientific Revolution

The ___________ ___________ is the process of observing facts, finding an explanation of them, experimenting to test the explanation, and repeating the experiments to prove them either true or false.

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What factor sparked the start of the Scientific Revolution?

• the increasing popularity of Niccolo Machiavelli's writings

• the renewed interest in religious texts from Ancient Greece

• the scientific investigations of Leonardo da Vinci

• the humanist thought that developed in Europe during the Renaissance

Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• the heliocentric theory

• the scientific method

• the theory of scientifc rationalism

• the theory of universal gravitation

who created the first telescope?

• Ptolemy

• Nicolaus

• Galileo

• Abraham Lincon

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  

•  By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations

•  By reading classic literature

• By collecting samples of plant life

•  By forming new government ideas 

The Scientific Revolution was a time where

• people began to experiment and collect evidence about the world around them

• people became MORE religious

• The Catholic Church gained power

• Greek and Roman ideas were reborn

What did Francis Bacon contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

• the geocentric theory

• the scientific method

• the heliocentric theory

• the law of universal gravitation

Sir Isaac Newton thought of and wrote his three...

• Laws of Motion

• Theories of Light

• Theses of Motion

• Systems of Measurement

What was a result of the Scientific Revolution?

• expansion of the teachings of the Catholic Church

• advancements in science and math

• increased interest in Greek and Latin

• expansion of colonial territories in the Americas