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WorksheetsScientists of the Enlightenment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This scientist developed a way to measure and record temperature
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Gabriel Fahrenheit
d)
Edward Jenner
2.
Edward Jenner:
a)
created the telescope
b)
invented the microscope
c)
created the thermometer
d)
discovered vaccines to help prevent diseases from spreading
3.
Which was NOT discovered by Galileo
a)
the moon had craters & mountains
b)
the sun had spots
c)
the Earth was the center of the Universe
d)
Jupiter had 4 moons
4.
Which scientist developed the scientific method?
a)
Rene Descartes
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Zacharias Janssen
d)
Francis Bacon
5.
Which scientist developed theories of gravity and motion?
a)
Galileo
b)
Copernicus
c)
Descartes
d)
Newton
6.
This scientist studied the human body and anatomy
a)
Boyle
b)
Kepler
c)
Copernicus
d)
Vesalius
7.
The first person to say that the Universe was heliocentric and NOT geocentric was:
a)
Newton
b)
Galileo
c)
Copernicus
d)
Boyle
8.
Which scientist was known as the "Father of Modern Chemistry"?
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Celsius
c)
van Leeuwenhoek
d)
Boyle
9.
Who said: "I think, therefore I am"?
a)
Rene Descartes
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Galileo Galilei
10.
This scientist was put on trial by the Church, labeled a heretic, forced to make a public apology and placed on house arrest for what he wrote.
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilee
c)
Robert Boyle
d)
Francis Bacon
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