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The Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Scientific Revolution mainly took place in the _____ & _____ centuries.

a)

14th, 15th

b)

15th, 16th,

c)

16th, 17th

d)

17th, 18th

2.

Astronomer who theorized that the Earth was the center of the universe:

a)

Copernicus

b)

Brahe

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Kepler

3.

Which of the following does NOT apply to deductive reasoning?

a)

I start with a theory

b)

I start with data

c)

I confirm a hypothesis

d)

I tend to do quantitative research

4.

Astronomical model of the solar system with the sun in the center?

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion?

a)

A body at rest stays at rest

b)

Energy can't be created or destroyed in an isolated environment

c)

Acceleration is caused by force

d)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

6.

English philosopher who helped popularize the scientific method:

a)

Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Locke

d)

Bacon

7.

English scholar who built upon the work of Copernicus and Galileo:

a)

Bacon

b)

Descartes

c)

Newton

d)

Kepler

8.

German astronomer who proved that planets moved in elliptical orbits:

a)

Copernicus

b)

Brahe

c)

Kepler

d)

Galileo

9.

Danish astronomer who collected data about the movement of the stars and planets:

a)

Kepler

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Brahe

10.

Astronomical model of the solar system with the earth in the center?

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

11.

Who famously stated "I think, therefore I am"?

a)

Bacon

b)

Newton

c)

Kant

d)

Descartes

12.

English scholar who used math to prove the existence of gravity:

a)

Bacon

b)

Newton

c)

Galileo

d)

Kepler

13.

The Scientific Revolution emphasized the importance of observation and ___________.

a)

faith

b)

experimentation

c)

humanism

d)

secularism

14.

Assembled the first telescope to see mountains on the moon and fiery spots on the sun:

a)

Kepler

b)

Brahe

c)

Newton

d)

Galileo

15.

Set up Europe's first astronomical observatory:

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Brahe

d)

Copernicus

16.

“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?

a)

Kant

b)

Aristotle

c)

Descartes

d)

Plato

17.

For Descartes, proof of God came from ___________ ______________ rather than inherited wisdom or sacred texts.

a)

rational thought

b)

scientific experimentation

c)

philosophical thinking

d)

all of the above

18.

Which approach to science worked from modest, carefully controlled observations toward larger truths?

a)

reductive

b)

deductive

c)

inductive

d)

none of the above

19.

Who said the following? "God is a clock maker who, having set in motion his elegant machine, did not need to further interfere."

a)

Bacon

b)

Newton

c)

Galileo

d)

Copernicus

20.

This “agricultural revolution” led, however, to greater inequality. As the rural gentry consolidated larger, more efficient farms, many poorer rural families lost their ________.

a)

land

b)

money

c)

families

d)

all of the above