Scientific Revolution Quiz

Which idea is explained by this diagram? (p.g. 30)

• the origin of life

• the distance to Rome

• the anatomy of a human

• the theory developed by Copernicus

What does the circle at the center of the diagram represent? (p.g. 30)

• the sun

• Earth

• the moon

• the Milky Way

Which statement best explains why the Roman Catholic Church rejected Galileo’s scientific discoveries? (p.g. 31)

• Church leaders feared that Galileo’s discoveries would make people convert to other religions.

• Church leaders feared the rise of new technology.

• Church leaders felt that Galileo’s discoveries went against the Bible’s teachings.

• Church leaders were concerned that Galileo was becoming too powerful.

5. Which discovery belongs in Box A? (p.g. 32)

• how to heal wounds faster

• how muscles are structured

• how blood pumps through the body

• how oxygen moves around the body

Who belongs in Box D? (p.g. 34) Mark only one oval.

• Tycho Brahe

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

• René Descartes

How did Isaac Newton develop his scientific method? (p.g. 34-35)

• He combined the ideas of Descartes and Bacon.

• He used the existing methods of Galileo and Copernicus.

• He created a method based on instinct and repeatable tests.

• He followed the Church’s teachings about the presence of God in all things.

Which statement summarizes Galileo’s argument? (p.g. 36)

• You cannot ask a scientist to teach something they know to be false.

• We don’t see or understand impossible things, so we can’t teach them.

• Things that can be observed and demonstrated are true; everything else is false.

• Humans cannot change facts, so there’s no use in trying to change how we teach them.

What does "geocentric" mean? (p.g. 30)

• describing Earth as the center of the universe

• describing the sun as the center of the universe

What does "heliocentric" mean? (p.g. 30)

• describing Earth as the center of the universe

• describing the sun as the center of the universe

Which discoveries could go in Box b? Select 2 correct answers. (p.g. 31)

• Jupiter's moons

• the existence of gravity

• the compound microscope

• the invention of the movable type

• Earth's moon's mountains and valleys