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Introduction and Timeline of the Scientific Revolution
Authored by Cameron Carter
Social Studies
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which development most directly increased the speed at which scientists shared observations during the Scientific Revolution?
Growth of universities across Europe
Invention of the movable-type printing press
Sponsorship by absolute monarchs
Discovery of new trade routes to Asia
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the clearest difference between the geocentric and heliocentric models of the universe?
Geocentric accepts gravity; heliocentric denies gravity exists
Geocentric places Earth at the center; heliocentric places Sun at center
Geocentric uses telescopes for proof; heliocentric rejects telescopes
Geocentric claims stars are moving; heliocentric claims stars are fixed
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which idea from the Renaissance most encouraged the rise of scientific investigation in the 1500s and 1600s?
Renewed focus on logic and classical reasoning
Expansion of feudal obligations to kings
Return to purely theological explanations
Growth of mercantilist trade monopolies
4.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match each figure to the field of their key contribution.
Gas pressure–volume relationships in chemistry
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Circulation of blood in biology
Johannes Kepler
Improved microscopes and observations in biology
Robert Boyle
Orbital laws in astronomy
William Harvey
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Multiple scientists were criticized by religious authorities for their ideas. Which names fit this pattern?
Newton explaining gravity mathematically
Harvey mapping blood circulation
Galileo observing moons of Jupiter
Copernicus proposing heliocentrism
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which practice best represents the scientific method as it emerged in this period?
Accepting ancient authority without tests
Relying on miracles to explain nature
Forming hypotheses and using experiments
Voting to decide which ideas are true
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Place these discoveries in the correct chronological order from earliest to latest: Copernicus publishes heliocentrism; Kepler defines planetary orbits; Harvey explains blood circulation; Newton publishes law of gravity.
Newton → Harvey → Kepler → Copernicus
Harvey → Copernicus → Kepler → Newton
Kepler → Copernicus → Newton → Harvey
Copernicus → Kepler → Harvey → Newton
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