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Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed a heliocentric model?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Niccolo Machiavelli

2.

In the 1600s, Robert Boyle's work transformed the field of...

a)

medicine

b)

astronomy

c)

chemistry

d)

philosophy

3.

The calculations of Johannes Kepler showed that

a)

Earth spins alone at the center of the universe

b)

the planets move around the sun in oval orbits or in ellipses

c)

the four moons of Venus move slowly around that planet

d)

the heavens are in a fixed position in relation to Earth

4.

In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a...

a)

possible explanation to be tested

b)

conclusion that should not be questioned

c)

truth that leads to understanding

d)

truth known at the start of an inquiry

5.

Revolutio in Latin means:

a)

to turn around

b)

to change

c)

to reform

d)

to navigate

6.

This Greek philosopher believed in a geocentric universe:

a)

Aeropostle

b)

Homer

c)

Aristotle

d)

Remus

7.

Some scientists were thought to be heretics by the Catholic Church. Heresy means:

a)

hairy tics

b)

crimes committed on behalf of the church

c)

crimes against the church

d)

a chocolate bar

8.

This scientist did not care about being a heretic because he was a protestant from Germany.

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Kepler

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

9.

This house arrested scientist that wrote the heliocentric astronomy book Starry Messenger was forced to recant...

a)

Gilbert Brokeo

b)

Phat Noseo

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Galileo

10.

This scientist wrote Principia Mathematica y Natura Philosphe, a book that gave us the laws of gravity and calculus.

a)

James Neutron

b)

Tom Ford

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Rene Descartes

11.

Which is not a part of Bacon's Scientific Method?

a)

Observation

b)

Guestmation

c)

Experimentation

d)

Conclusion

12.

When did the Catholic Church forgive Galileo for burning his books?

a)

1992

b)

1727

c)

1492

d)

1882

13.

This person was a supporter of the geocentric universe and is noted as the first European to write the first book on astronomy

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Kepler

14.

Which of the following is NOT a "real" science?

a)

astronomy

b)

geology

c)

astrology

d)

physics

15.

After the Renaissance, science used...

a)

observation and experimentation

b)

observation and calculation

c)

experimentation and heart

d)

dedication and motivation