WorksheetsThe Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 44mins
The Scientific Revolution happened during the?
1500s and 1600s
1000s and 1200s
1340s and 1430s
People during the Scientific Revolution started to make conclusions based on?
Traditional ideas
Experimentation and Observation
Ptolemy came up with what theory?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Geocentric Theory meant that?
The Sun was in the middle of the universe
The moon was in the middle of the universe
The Earth is in the middle of the universe
Jupiter is in the middle of the universe
Copernicus came up with the
Heliocentric Theory
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory means?
The sun is the middle of the universe
The Earth is in the middle of the universe
The Moon is in the middle of the universe
Jupiter is in the middle of the universe
What was the reaction to Copernicus´s theory?
People were angry and scared at his ideas
People accepted his idea
He never published his ideas
Johannes Kepler said that the planets rotated around the sun in what shape?
Oval
Circle
Square
Pentagon
Galileo improved what invention that was used to look further into space?
Quadrant
Telescope
Sail
Galileo ideas were so controversial that he was placed in?
Jail
Mental Institute
House Arrest
What is an astronomer?
Someone who studies landscapes
Someone who studies books
Someone who studies the stars and planets
Someone who studies history
Issac Newton discovered what?
Cheese
Gravity
Scientific Method
Astronomy
Francis Bacon argued that the truth could not be known at the beginning of a question, but only at the end after a long process of?
investigation 
waiting 
conspiring 
formulating 
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued 
That heaven did not exist
That Earth revolved around the sun
Against the law of gravity
That the sun revolved around the Earth
According to Copernicus, the sun 
Revolved around the earth
Was the center of the Universe
Was the biggest star
Had many moons
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
geocentric
heliocentric
earthcentric
world's worst
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
geocentric
heliocentric
solar
sunny
What is the first step to the scientific method?
Make a hypothesis
State a question or problem
Do the experiment
Analyze the data
Nicolaus Copernicus used _________________ to come up with his theory.
Luck
Mathematical formulas
Guesses
Friends
During the scientific revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
King
Family
Church
Sir Salami
The invention of the 
_______________________ helped spread old and new ideas
Printing Press
Microscope 
Thermometer 
1. Before the 1500's, most scholars believed in the ________________ Theory and that the earth was an ________________ object located at the center of the universe. 
Geocentric; Rotational
Heliocentric; Immovable
Geocentric; Immovable
4. Galileo Galilei discovered that Jupiter had four moons, the sun had dark spots, and that the moon has a ______________ surface. 
smooth and perfect
rough and uneven
pure
Which of the following would be rooted in OLD Science
Relying on ancient authorities and church teachings
Relying on observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning
The Scientific Method is a way of relying on ancient authors and church teachings for scientific research
True
False
Francis Bacon believed that if people explored and improved science, then mankind would better understand the world.
True
False
The ______________________ was invented and used to measure atmospheric pressure and to predict the weather 
thermometer 
mercury barometer
microscope 
Geo means _____________.
Sun
Earth
Moon
Stars
Helio means _________.
Earth
Moon
Sun
Stars
Which theory does this picture depict?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Solar
Moon
Which theory does this picture depict?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Solar
Moon
During the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance, the Catholic Church actively supported the Geocentric Model of the Universe.
Heliocentric
Geocentric
none
This invention helped Galileo to better study the sky and learn about how the planets function?
microscope
barometer
thermometer
telescope
This scientist, _________ discovered the Scientific Method?
Copernicus
Newton
Galileo
Bacon
The _______ helped scientist to magnify an object and to take a closer look at it. 
barometer
mircrowave
microscope
telescope
Which law states that every object in the universe has a force that pulls on it?
Law of Motion
Law of Gravity
Law of Time
Law of Space
Who developed the Laws of Motion using Bacon’s Scientific Method?
Galileo Galilei
Johanne Gutenberg
Leonardo DaVinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Scientist began questioning the teachings of the.......
Roman Catholic Church
Jewish Church
God
The Government
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory? 
That Jupiter had four moons
That the planets revolved around the earth
That the sun was the biggest star
That the planets move in shapes called ellipses around the sun.
What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution? 
Laws of Gravity
Heliocentric theory
Geocentric theory
Scientific Method
Which pair of ideas was central to the Scientific Revolution? 
Social stability and economic self-‐sufficiency
Observation and experimentation
Technology and military expansion
Scarcity and interdependence
Which best describes the scientific method in the appropriate steps?
Analyze data, research, and experiment 
Experiment, research, question, and analyze data 
Question, hypothesize, experiment, analyze data 
Research, analyze data, and experiment if needed 
