Scientific Revolution Vocabulary

What movement challenged the power of the Catholic Church in Europe with science?

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Great Awakening

• The Inquisition

• The Crusades

Bacon, Galileo, and Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.

• observation

• guessing

• research

• what your friends say

Heliocentric

• the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.

• having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.

What was the primary focus of the Scientific Revolution?

• A) Religion

• B) Science and reason

• C) Art and literature

• D) Politics

Who is known as the father of modern physics and played a crucial role in the Scientific Revolution?

• A) Isaac Newton

• B) Albert Einstein

• C) Galileo Galilei

• D) Johannes Kepler

Which invention during the Scientific Revolution allowed for better observation of the stars?

• A) Microscope

• B) Telescope

• C) Compass

• D) Astrolabe

What did the heliocentric theory propose?

• A) Earth is the center of the universe

• B) The sun is the center of the universe

• C) The moon is the center of the universe

• D) Mars is the center of the universe

Who wrote 'On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres'?

• A) Galileo Galilei

• B) Nicolaus Copernicus

• C) Johannes Kepler

• D) Tycho Brahe

What was the impact of the Scientific Revolution on religion?

• A) Strengthened religious beliefs

• B) Led to the decline of religious authority

• C) Had no impact

• D) Increased the number of religious wars

Which scientist is known for his laws of planetary motion?

• A) Isaac Newton

• B) Galileo Galilei

• C) Johannes Kepler

• D) Tycho Brahe