WorksheetsThe Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Scientific Revolution mainly took place in the _____ & _____ centuries.
14th, 15th
15th, 16th,
16th, 17th
17th, 18th
Astronomer who theorized that the Earth was the center of the universe:
Copernicus
Brahe
Ptolemy
Kepler
Which of the following does NOT apply to deductive reasoning?
I start with a theory
I start with data
I confirm a hypothesis
I tend to do quantitative research
Astronomical model of the solar system with the sun in the center?
geocentric
heliocentric
Which of the following is NOT one of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion?
A body at rest stays at rest
Energy can't be created or destroyed in an isolated environment
Acceleration is caused by force
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
English philosopher who helped popularize the scientific method:
Newton
Galileo
Locke
Bacon
English scholar who built upon the work of Copernicus and Galileo:
Bacon
Descartes
Newton
Kepler
German astronomer who proved that planets moved in elliptical orbits:
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler
Galileo
Danish astronomer who collected data about the movement of the stars and planets:
Kepler
Copernicus
Galileo
Brahe
Astronomical model of the solar system with the earth in the center?
geocentric
heliocentric
Who famously stated "I think, therefore I am"?
Bacon
Newton
Kant
Descartes
English scholar who used math to prove the existence of gravity:
Bacon
Newton
Galileo
Kepler
The Scientific Revolution emphasized the importance of observation and ___________.
faith
experimentation
humanism
secularism
Assembled the first telescope to see mountains on the moon and fiery spots on the sun:
Kepler
Brahe
Newton
Galileo
Set up Europe's first astronomical observatory:
Kepler
Galileo
Brahe
Copernicus
“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason." Which philosopher wrote this?
Kant
Aristotle
Descartes
Plato
For Descartes, proof of God came from ___________ ______________ rather than inherited wisdom or sacred texts.
rational thought
scientific experimentation
philosophical thinking
all of the above
Which approach to science worked from modest, carefully controlled observations toward larger truths?
reductive
deductive
inductive
none of the above
Who said the following? "God is a clock maker who, having set in motion his elegant machine, did not need to further interfere."
Bacon
Newton
Galileo
Copernicus
This “agricultural revolution” led, however, to greater inequality. As the rural gentry consolidated larger, more efficient farms, many poorer rural families lost their ________.
land
money
families
all of the above
