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Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy, and died January 8, 1642. Was an astronomer, mathematician, physicist, philosopher and professor. He invented and constructed the telescope?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

John Locke

d)

Francis Bacon

2.

Which scientist was born 1623, in Colchester, United Kingdom and died December 15, 1673. Was a poet, philosopher, scientist, playwright, novelist, and biographer. Wrote under her name although most women didn't?

a)

John Locke

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Margaret Cavendish

d)

Isaac Newton

3.

Which scientist was born February 25, 1670, in Leipzig, Germany, and died December 29, 1720. Was a an astronomer. And was widely known for as being the first person to discover a comet, and of her writings with the suns conjunction with Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter?

a)

Maria Winkelmann

b)

John Locke

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Margaret Cavendish

4.

Which scientist was born on January 25, 1627, in Lismore Ireland, and died December 31, 1691. Was a philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. He was considered as the founder of modern chemistry, and basically created the scientific method.

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Robert Boyle

5.

Which scientist was born on February 19, 1473, in Torun Poland, and died on May 24, 1543. Was a polymath, mathematician, astronomer. Who made a model of the universe saying that the Sun is in the center instead of the Earth.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

John Locke

d)

Robert Boyle

6.

Which scientist was born on January 22, 1561, in London, United Kingdom, and died on April 9, 1626. Was a Philosopher, statesman who served as Attorney General. He developed the scientific method.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

John Jocke

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Galileo Galilei

7.

Which scientist was born on December 31, 1514, in Belgium and died October 15, 1564. Was known as an anatomist, physician and author. He was known for accurately discovering the human anatomy.

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

John Locke

8.

Which scientist was born on January 4, 1643, in the United Kingdom, and died March 31, 1727. Was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author. Is known for the three laws of motion.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

John Locke

d)

Robert Boyle

9.

Which scientist was born on December 27, 1571, Germany and died, November 15, 1630. Was astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer in music. Is known for his laws on planetary motion, and his books about astronomy.

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

John Locke

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Isaac Newton

10.

Which scientist was born on March 31, 1596, Descartes, France, and died February 11, 1650. Was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Invented analytic geometry, which linked geometry and algebra.

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

John Locke