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Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Galileo Galilei was born on February 15th, 1564 in Pisa, Italy and died in January 8th, 1642 in Italy. He was a philosopher, astronomer and a mathematician. What was one of his inventions?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Electricity

c)

Timer

d)

Clock

2.

This women was born in Germany, on February 25th, 1670 and died December 29, 1720 in Berlin, Germany. She was the first astronomer who discovered the comet. Who was she?

a)

Margaret Cavendish

b)

Kelly Clarkson

c)

Maria Kirch

d)

Johannes Kepler

3.

Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer who was born on December 27th, 1571 in the Holy Roman Empire and died November 15th, 1630. What did Johannes believe was true during his study of the planets?

a)

The earth and other planets moved around the earth

b)

The earth was flat and moved sideways

c)

Planets have their own axis

d)

The sun is a star that releases energy

4.

He was born on February 19th, 1473 and died on May 24th, 1543 in Poland. He was also a Polish astronomer that says that the planets rotates on it's axis. Who is he?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Robert Boyle

5.

Andreas Vesalius is a Belgian physician who was born in December 1514, Brussels Belgium, and died in June 1564. What did Andreas study during his life?

a)

Anatomy of the animal body

b)

Anatomy of the insects body

c)

Anatomy of the human body

6.

He was a French mathematician and philosopher who was born on March 31, 1596 and died on February 11, 1650. Discourse on Method is one of the first important modern philosophical works not written in Latin. Who was he?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Robert Boyle

7.

Isaac Newton was a physician and mathematician who was born on January 4, 1643 in England and died on March 31, 1727. What formulation did he make?

a)

Pythagorean theorem

b)

y = mx + b

c)

Atoms

d)

Three laws of motion

8.

Francis Bacon was a British author, philosopher, and a statesman. He was also born on January 22nd, 1561 in England and died on April 9th, 1626. What is Francis best idea that he created and is known among philosophers?

a)

The idea that science is inductive

b)

The idea that science is unlawful

c)

The idea that science is repulsive

d)

The idea that science is imprecise

9.

Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish philosopher and writer who has covered the work of chemistry, medicine, physics, etc. What year was he born? What year did he die?

a)

1627-1693

b)

1615-1687

c)

1622-1698

d)

1627-1691

10.

She was a British scientist and noble who was born in 1623 and died December 15th, 1673. She was the only women writer to wright her name, while the other women writers remained anonymous. Who is she?

a)

Mariah Carey

b)

Maria Winkelmann

c)

Margaret Cavendish

d)

Courtney Peppernell