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8.2.1 Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

a)

Conduct an experiment

b)

Create a hypothesis

c)

Ask a question

d)

Collect data

2.

What is the third step of the scientific method?

a)

Conduct an experiment

b)

Create a hypothesis

c)

Draw conclusions

d)

Collect data

3.

What is the second step of the scientific method?

a)

Conduct an experiment

b)

Create a hypothesis

c)

Draw conclusions

d)

Collect data

4.

What is the last step of the scientific method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Create a hypothesis

c)

Draw conclusions

d)

Collect data

5.

Which of these thinkers first came up with the theory that Earth revolves around the sun?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Robert Boyle

d)

Albert Einstein

6.

Which of these thinkers discovered gravity and the laws of motion?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Robert Boyle

d)

Albert Einstein

7.

Which of these thinkers studied pressure and gases?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Robert Boyle

d)

Albert Einstein

8.

How were the contributions of Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei to the scientific revolution similar?

a)

Both scientists were supported by the Roman Catholic Church

b)

The Roman Catholic Church did not care about either scientist

c)

Both scientists challenged the ideas of the Roman Catholic Church

d)

There was nothing similar about the two scientists

9.

How did Francis Bacon understand the natural world?

a)

He used observation and experimentation

b)

He only used ancient Greek books

c)

He used teachings from the Bible

d)

He watched YouTube videos

10.

What was René Descartes new system of philosophy based on?

a)

That you couldn't ever truly understand anything

b)

That you must use observation and experimentation to understand things

c)

That thinking and reasoning were the basis of all knowledge

d)

He used psychic powers to predict the future

11.

What did Robert Boyle study?

a)

Genetics and DNA

b)

Astronomy and the size of space

c)

Gravity and the laws of motion

d)

Pressure and the volume of gas

12.

Why was Galileo Galilei punished by the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

He used his discoveries to criticize the ancient Greeks

b)

His discoveries challenged beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church.

c)

He refused to share the profits with the Roman Catholic Church.

d)

He dressed up and pretended to be the Pope

13.

Which of the following statements best describes the work of Isaac Newton?

a)

He focused on gravity

b)

He focused on pressure

c)

He focused on radioactivity

d)

He focused on gases

14.

What scientific tool did Galileo Galilei use when making his discoveries?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Radar

d)

Printing Press

15.

What did Isaac Newton's discoveries prove?

a)

The Earth is the center of the solar system

b)

The Sun is the center of the solar system

c)

That Earth was the only planet of the solar system

d)

That there was life on Mars

16.

What does 'heliocentric' mean?

a)

Earth-centered solar system

b)

That the Sun orbits the Earth

c)

That there is no center of the solar system

d)

Sun-centered solar system

17.

What laws of science did Isaac Newton discover?

a)

The laws of heliocentricity

b)

The laws of electromagnetism

c)

The laws of motion

d)

The laws of evolution

18.

What is a guess or theory that attempts to answer a scientific question?

a)

A hypothesis

b)

An experiment

c)

An observation

d)

Data

19.

Why was Nicolaus Copernicus' discovery so shocking?

a)

It proved that aliens exist and that we are not alone

b)

It was immediately accepted by the Roman Catholic Church

c)

It went against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

d)

It went against the teachings of other scientists

20.

What was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period?

a)

The Scientific Emergence

b)

The Scientific Wars

c)

The Scientific Origins

d)

The Scientific Revolution