Worksheetsscientific revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
2.
According to Copernicus, the sun
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
Had many moons
3.
During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
4.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
5.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
6.
What did the geocentric theory state?
a)
The sun was at the center of the universe
b)
The earth was at the center of the universe
7.
What did Galileo Improve?
a)
The astrolabe
b)
the stars
c)
The Telescope
d)
cat food.
8.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
9.
_____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
10.
Nicolaus Copernicus used _________________ to come up with his theory.
a)
Luck
b)
Mathematical formulas
c)
Guesses
d)
Friends
11.
During the scientific revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami
12.
Which scientist developed three laws of motion?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
13.
The English philosopher who proposed the Scientific Method.
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
hypothesis
14.
Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.
a)
History and faith
b)
Math and Science
c)
Math and History
d)
experiments and logic
15.
What type of math was Newton known for developing?
a)
Geometry
b)
Trigonomety
c)
Calculus
d)
Addition
16.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
17.
People during the Scientific Revolution started to make conclusions based on?
a)
Traditional ideas
b)
Experimentation and Observation
18.
The Scientific Revolution was a shift from
a)
Magic to traditional ideas
b)
Traditional ideas to Middle Age ideas
c)
Magic to Science
19.
What was the reaction to Copernicus´s theory?
a)
People were angry and scared at his ideas
b)
People accepted his idea
c)
He never published his ideas
20.
Issac Newton discovered what?
a)
Cheese
b)
Gravity
c)
Scientific Method
d)
Astronomy
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