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Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The heliocentric , or sun centered theory, was PROPOSED by

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Bacon

d)

Newton

2.

Francis Bacon helped to develop

a)

the microscope

b)

the pendulum

c)

the scientific method

d)

the barometer

3.

A mathematician and physicist who brought together the theories of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo under a single theory of motion known as the law of universal gravitation.

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Newton

d)

Descartes

4.

Lived the last years of his life under house arrest because his scientific findings did not go along with Church authorities' interpretation of the Bible.

a)

Brahe

b)

Boyle

c)

Kepler

d)

Galileo

5.

What was the law of universal gravitation?

a)

the earth and other planets revolve around the sun

b)

all physical objects are affected equally by the same forces

c)

a falling object accelerates at a fixed and predictable rate

d)

the physical world consists of four elements: earth, air, fire and water

6.

How did Zacharaias Janssen make Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discoveries possible?

a)

He invented the microscope

b)

He offered AVL financial support

c)

He provided valuable research information to AVL

d)

He invented the thermometer

7.

What was caused by the scientific revolution?

a)

the belief that the earth was the center of the universe

b)

improvements in medicine and scientific instruments

c)

reliance on ancient authorities to explain the physical world

d)

the belief that the human body was similar to the anatomy of animals

8.

Which of the following is NOT a step of the scientific method?

a)

observation

b)

use of reason

c)

experimentation

d)

prayer

9.

The Scientific Revolution is a result of:

a)

The Black Plague

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Reformation

d)

All of the Above

10.

What scientific theory supported by Aristotle was also popular with the church?

a)

geocentrism

b)

heliocentrism

c)

ellipses

d)

inertia