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The History of Science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the term "Scientist" appear?

a)

In the 17th century

b)

In the 18th century

c)

In the 19th century

d)

In the 20th century

2.

Who used the term "scientist" firstly?

a)

William Whewell

b)

Thales

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Carl Linnaeus

3.

How did "scientists" called themselves in the past?

a)

Science philosophers

b)

Life philosofers

c)

World philosophers

d)

Natural philosophers

4.

How did Thales contribute to the evolution of science?

a)

He re-invented mythology

b)

He broke from the use of mythology

c)

He applied mytholody to maths

d)

He created mythology

5.

When did the Scientific Revolution began?

a)

Between the 15th - 16th centuries

b)

Between the 16th - 17th centuries

c)

Between the 17th - 18th centuries

d)

Between the 18th - 19th centuries

6.

What great national scientific society appeared in the scientific revolution?

a)

Royal Society of Dublin

b)

Royal Society of Berlin

c)

Royal Society of Paris

d)

Royal Society of London

7.

What are the two main sciences?

a)

Formal sciences and empirical sciences

b)

Formal sciences and natural sciences

c)

Natural sciences and empirical sciences

d)

Formal sciences and objective sciences

8.

What is linguistics?

a)

A natural science

b)

A social science

c)

A language science

d)

A rapid science

9.

Find the odd one: Greatest scientists

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Lucas Thram

d)

Rosalind Franklin

10.

What did Charles Darwin discover?

a)

Natural selection

b)

Electricity

c)

X-Rays

d)

Circle of life