The Scientific Revolution

Read the origin of the word deduced.

From the Latin de- (“down”) + ducere (“lead”)

• reached the conclusion

• made the assumption

• wrote down the rules

• established the revolution

What does the organizational pattern of the passage allow the author to do?

Part A

• explain how the revolution unfolded over time

• highlight the main people involved in the revolution

• compare the importance of scientific discoveries

• 1. describe how the revolution affected ordinary people

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in question Part A

• “The Scientific Revolution changed the course of history.” (paragraph 1)

• “This period is known as the Scientific Revolution not because there was war or fighting, but because ideas were changing so fundamentally.” (paragraph 2)

• 1. “Newton’s three laws of motion are the foundation for today’s study of physics.” (paragraph 7)

• 1. “The major scientists at the heart of the Scientific Revolution each risked a lot to make their discoveries known to the wider world.” (paragraph 9)

 The text connects the individuals associated with the Scientific Revolution, comparing both their lives and their work. Select the three answers that illustrate some of the connections the text makes about these scientists.

• 1. Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo supported the theory that the Earth revolved around the sun.

• Copernicus and Kepler were both tortured by the church for their scientific beliefs.

• Galileo and Newton suffered for their work.

• 1. All of these scientists changed the course of human beliefs about the world.

• All of these scientists tried to get recognition of their theories during their lifetimes.

What are paragraphs 7 and 8 mainly about?

• Newton’s emotional troubles

• Newton’s argument with Hooke

• Newton’s work and life

• Newton’s laws of physics

Because his work cemented the theories first presented during those years, he is also seen as the scientist who ended the revolution. (paragraph 6)

The word cemented in the sentence above most likely gives the sentence which meaning?

• Newton stagnated in the presentation of his early theories.

• 1. Newton proved the theories presented by others during the Scientific Revolution.

• 1. Newton disproved the theories presented by others during the Scientific Revolution.

• 1. Newton caused the theories presented earlier to be ignored.

 Select the two quotations from the text that support the idea in paragraph 8 that “Isaac Newton could not handle criticism.”

• “Newton flew into a rage.”

• 1. It was ill-received by fellow-scientist Robert Hooke, who also studied light.”

• “In 1672, Newton published the book Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light.”

• 1. “In later years, he suffered a breakdown and withdrew from public life entirely.”

• “Hooke believed light to be formed by waves, while Newton theorized it was formed by particles.”