Scientific Revolution Vocabulary

a period in the 1500s when researchers started to use experiments

• age of enlightement

• scientific revolution

• social contract

• constitutional monarchy

What was the Scientific Revolution?

• A period of great advances in science during the 16th and 17th centuries.

• A religious movement in Europe during the Middle Ages.

• A political revolution in France in the 18th century.

• A cultural movement in ancient Greece.

What is the heliocentric theory?

• The theory that the Earth is the center of the universe

• The theory that the Sun is the center of the universe

• The theory that the Sun is the center of the solar system

• The theory that the Earth is flat

Who is known as the father of modern physics?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

• Niels Bohr

What did Isaac Newton contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

• The theory of relativity

• The laws of motion and universal gravitation

• The heliocentric theory

• The theory of evolution

What invention is Galileo Galilei famous for improving?

• The microscope

• The telescope

• The steam engine

• The printing press

What was the main focus of the Scientific Revolution?

• Religious reform

• Scientific inquiry and discovery

• Political change

• Economic development

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

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

What did Johannes Kepler discover?

• The laws of planetary motion

• The theory of evolution

• The law of gravity

• The structure of the atom

What was the significance of the Scientific Revolution?

• It led to the Industrial Revolution

• It marked the end of the Middle Ages

• It transformed views on society and nature

• It started the Renaissance