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Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What philosopher believed the Earth was at the center of the solar system?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

2.

What philosopher proposed the heliocentric theory that the sun was at the center of the solar system?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

3.

Who assembled the first telescope?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

4.

Which scientist proved the existence of gravity?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Newton

d)

Galileo

5.

Who argued that the truth could not be know at the beginning of question, and could only be known after investigation?

a)

Darwin

b)

Galileo

c)

Bacon

d)

Descartes

6.

Why did Galileo retract his beliefs about the universe and gravity?

a)

He found new information

b)

Ptolemy paid him off

c)

The Church threatened him with death

d)

Copernicus admitted that he lied

7.

Around which planet did Galileo discover 4 moons?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

8.

What was the new approach to problem solving during the enlightenment called?

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Scientific Researching

c)

Hypothesizing

d)

Deduction

9.

Who formulated the laws of motion?

a)

Galileo

b)

Descartes

c)

Newton

d)

Bacon

10.

Which scientist distinguished between elements and compounds?

a)

Vesalius

b)

Harvey

c)

Boyle

d)

Pare

11.

Which scientist wrote the 1st accurate and detailed book on human anatomy?

a)

Vesalius

b)

Boyle

c)

Pare

d)

Harvey

12.

Who developed stitches as a technique to close wounds?

a)

Vesalius

b)

Harvey

c)

Pare

d)

Boyle

13.

Which scientist was the first to describe the circulation of blood in the human body?

a)

Vesalius

b)

Harvey

c)

Pare

d)

Boyle

14.

What device did Anton van Leeuwenhoek perfect?

a)

Microwave

b)

Telescope

c)

Microscope

d)

Binoculars

15.

Which mathematician calculated the orbits of planets revolving around the sun?

a)

Brahe

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Kepler