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WorksheetsScientific Revolution
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
According to Copernicus, the sun
revolved around the earth
was the biggest star
was the center of the universe
had many moons
Natural philosophers based their scientific explanations on which of these?
evidence
observation and experimentation
reasoning
logic and mathematics
Which theory places the earth at the center of the universe?
microscopic
geocentric
heliocentric
Phythagorean
Geo means _____________.
Sun
Earth
Moon
Stars
Helio means _________.
Earth
Moon
Sun
Stars
This person was the first to use a telescope to observe objects in space.
Galileo
Aristotle
Da Vinc
Gutenberg
This astronomer proposed a heliocentric model of the universe.
Da Vinci
King Henry VIII
Copernicus
Galileo
Which scientist was the first to describe cells?
Robert Hooke
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
How did Boyle's theory challenge the ideas of Aristotle?
Boyle proposed that a person's health does not depend on the four humors
Boyle used mathematics to describe the universe
Boyle said that matter is composed of small particles, not four elements
Boyle proposed that orbits were elliptical rather than circular
Francis Bacon believed that if we explore and improve science then will better understand the world
True
False
What great advance did Sir Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes bring to science?
Law of gravity
Invention of the microscope
Invention of the color wheel
Scientific (rationalism) method
When an object resists change, like a body in a turning car, it is called ________________.
inertia
force
friction
drag force
