WorksheetsScientific Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The heliocentric , or sun centered theory, was PROPOSED by
Copernicus
Galileo
Bacon
Newton
Francis Bacon helped to develop
the microscope
the pendulum
the scientific method
the barometer
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.
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Newton
Descartes
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.
Brahe
Boyle
Kepler
Galileo
What was the law of universal gravitation?
the earth and other planets revolve around the sun
all physical objects are affected equally by the same forces
a falling object accelerates at a fixed and predictable rate
the physical world consists of four elements: earth, air, fire and water
How did Zacharaias Janssen make Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discoveries possible?
He invented the microscope
He offered AVL financial support
He provided valuable research information to AVL
He invented the thermometer
What was caused by the scientific revolution?
the belief that the earth was the center of the universe
improvements in medicine and scientific instruments
reliance on ancient authorities to explain the physical world
the belief that the human body was similar to the anatomy of animals
Which of the following is NOT a step of the scientific method?
observation
use of reason
experimentation
prayer
The Scientific Revolution is a result of:
The Black Plague
The Renaissance
The Reformation
All of the Above
What scientific theory supported by Aristotle was also popular with the church?
geocentrism
heliocentrism
ellipses
inertia
