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Intellectual Revolutions

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is being depicted in the picture?

a)

Heliocentrism

b)

Geocentrism

c)

Flat Earth

2.

Which of the following did NOT support the geocentric model of the universe?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Aristotle

c)

Copernicus

d)

Lamarck

3.

This type of characteristic is NOT inherited or something that you are born with

a)

Acquired characteristic

b)

phenotype

c)

adaptation

4.

This explained why Mars seemed to moved backwards as seen from the Earth

a)

Retrograde motion

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Evolution

5.

Which of the following arguments supports heliocentrism

a)

The earth is too big to move

b)

Planets revolve around the sun

c)

The earth stays at the center motionless

6.

_______ is defined as a major change in the concepts and practices of how something works or is accomplished

a)

Scientific component

b)

ideological component

c)

paradigm shift

7.

What are the two components of scientific revolution

a)

Ideological

b)

Scientific

c)

Research

8.

Which is an example of an acquired characteristic?

a)

Darkening of the skin due to the exposure to the sun

b)

Curly hair as inherited from parents

c)

having long limbs as an adaptation

9.

He studied the theory of natural selection

a)

Darwin

b)

Lamarck

c)

Copernicus

d)

Freud

10.

He's the father of psychoanalysis

a)

Freud

b)

Darwin

c)

Lamarck

d)

Aristotle

11.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Lamarck

b)

Aristotle

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Copernicus

12.

This reflects how well an organism is adapted to its environment

a)

evolved

b)

survival

c)

fitness