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WorksheetsEnlightenment & Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What philosopher believed the Earth was at the center of the solar system?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo
Newton
What philosopher proposed the heliocentric theory that the sun was at the center of the solar system?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo
Newton
Who assembled the first telescope?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo
Newton
Which scientist proved the existence of gravity?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Newton
Galileo
Who argued that the truth could not be know at the beginning of question, and could only be known after investigation?
Darwin
Galileo
Bacon
Descartes
Why did Galileo retract his beliefs about the universe and gravity?
He found new information
Ptolemy paid him off
The Church threatened him with death
Copernicus admitted that he lied
Around which planet did Galileo discover 4 moons?
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
What was the new approach to problem solving during the enlightenment called?
Scientific Method
Scientific Researching
Hypothesizing
Deduction
Who formulated the laws of motion?
Galileo
Descartes
Newton
Bacon
Which scientist distinguished between elements and compounds?
Vesalius
Harvey
Boyle
Pare
Which scientist wrote the 1st accurate and detailed book on human anatomy?
Vesalius
Boyle
Pare
Harvey
Who developed stitches as a technique to close wounds?
Vesalius
Harvey
Pare
Boyle
Which scientist was the first to describe the circulation of blood in the human body?
Vesalius
Harvey
Pare
Boyle
What device did Anton van Leeuwenhoek perfect?
Microwave
Telescope
Microscope
Binoculars
Which mathematician calculated the orbits of planets revolving around the sun?
Brahe
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
