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WorksheetsThe Renaissance and Reformation
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was a polish scholar?
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
What did Nicolaus Copernicus publish?
'The Revolutions Show'
'Beyond the Revolutions'
'Under the Revolutions'
'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres'
Nicolaus Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model of the (a) .
Nicolaus claims that the sun stands at the (a) of the universe.
Heliocentric - based on the belief that the (a) is the center of the universe.
Who was a Danish astronomer?
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe provided evidence to support Copernicus' theory. He set up an astronomical observatory. He also carefully observed the (a) , accumulating data about the movement of the heavenly bodies.
Johannes Kepler was a (a) astronomer and mathematician.
Johannes Kepler...
used Brahe's idea to calculate the orbits of the planets revolving around the sun
used Copernicus' idea to observe the shape of the orbits of the planets
Johannes Kepler's calculations supported (a) ' heliocentric view (which was that each planet orbits in an oval)
Galileo Galilei used new technology to assemble an astronomical telescope. He was the first person to see mountains on the moon. Galileo observed the four moons of Jupiter and saw that they moved slowly around the planet. His discoveries caused an uproar - he was attacked by other scholars. In 1633, he was tried before the (a) .
scientific method - careful, step-by-step process used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a (a) .
Francis Bacon was an englishman who devoted to understanding how (a) is determined.
Who rejected Aristotle's scientific assumptions?
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
both
Who challenged the medieval scholars who sought to make the physical world fit in w/ the teachings of the church?
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
both
hypothesis - an unproved theory accepted for the purposes of exploring certain (a) or to provide a basis for further investigation.
Galen was a Greek physician. He had made many errors due to having limited knowledge about (a) anatomy.
Who was an English chemist?
Galen
Robert Boyle
Rene Descartes
Tycho Brahe
Robert Boyle explored that matter was composed of tiny particles. He distinguished between individual elements and chemical (a) .
Who was a student at Cambridge University in England?
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton devoured the works of the leading scientists of his day. At age 24, he formed a brilliant (a) to explain why the planets moved as they did.
calculus - a branch of mathematics in which calculations are made using special symbolic (a) ; developed by Isaac Newton.
gravity - force that pulls objects in Earth's sphere to the (a) of Earth.
Why was Copernicus' heliocentric theory considered revolutionary?
it showed both Lutheran and Christian Church teachings.
it contradicted both Church and Ptolemy teachings
it claimed that the sun orbited Earth
it states that the sun is the center of the solar system
Which two men revolutionized scientific thought in the 1600s and devoted themselves to understanding how truth was determined?
Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton
Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler
Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes
After reaching a conclusion, why did scientists begin to repeat their experiments?
to make sure that the results they got before were correct
to see if the experiment was worthless
to check if the experiment was adding up with the scientific theory that they developed
The Greek physician Galen's ancient works were incorrect in the terms of what?
in the terms of him having limited knowledge of human anatomy
in the terms of the studies being false
in the terms of the human anatomy being confusing
in the terms of the scientific theory ruining the results of the human anatomy
