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Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Copernicus, the sun

a)

revolved around the earth

b)

was the biggest star

c)

was the center of the universe

d)

had many moons

2.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
3.
During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
4.

Natural philosophers based their scientific explanations on which of these?

a)

evidence

b)

observation and experimentation

c)

reasoning

d)

logic and mathematics

5.

Which theory places the earth at the center of the universe?

a)

microscopic

b)

geocentric

c)

heliocentric

d)

Phythagorean

6.

Geo means _____________.

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Moon

d)

Stars

7.

Helio means _________.

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Stars

8.

This person was the first to use a telescope to observe objects in space.

a)

Galileo

b)

Aristotle

c)

Da Vinc

d)

Gutenberg

9.

This astronomer proposed a heliocentric model of the universe.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

10.

Which scientist was the first to describe cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Robert Boyle

11.

How did Boyle's theory challenge the ideas of Aristotle?

a)

Boyle proposed that a person's health does not depend on the four humors

b)

Boyle used mathematics to describe the universe

c)

Boyle said that matter is composed of small particles, not four elements

d)

Boyle proposed that orbits were elliptical rather than circular

12.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
13.
What did Galileo Improve?
a)
The astrolabe
b)
the stars
c)
The Telescope
d)
cat food.
14.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
15.

Francis Bacon believed that if we explore and improve science then will better understand the world

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What great advance did Sir Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes bring to science?

a)

Law of gravity

b)

Invention of the microscope

c)

Invention of the color wheel

d)

Scientific (rationalism) method

17.

When an object resists change, like a body in a turning car, it is called ________________.

a)

inertia

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

drag force

18.
For every action, thereʼs an equal and opposite reaction. *Action-Reaction*
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
d)
force
19.
What is Force?
a)
A Push
b)
A Pull
c)
Jumping
d)
Either a push or pull
20.
The steps of the scientific method, in order are:
a)
Observation, Research, Hypothesis, Plan, Collect Data, Conclusion
b)
Hypothesis, Plan, Collect Data, Conclusion, Observation, Research
c)
Observation, Research, Collect Data, Plan, Hypothesis, Conclusion
d)
Conclusion, Observation, Research, Collect Data, Plan, Hypothesis
21.
An education guess about the results of an experiment is a _____________________
a)
Conclusion
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Experimental Plan
d)
Materials List