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PRACTICE Quizizz M12 L1: The Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was Copernicus’s theory revolutionary?

a)

It agreed with Luther’s ideas;

b)

It contradicted the teachings of ancient scholars and the Catholic Church;

c)

It went against the theories of Isaac Newton;

2.

What does the term heliocentric refer to?

a)

It is a branch of mathematics;

b)

It means "to go against";

c)

It means "sun-centered".

3.

These two men provided data to help prove the heliocentric theory and provided evidence for elliptical orbits:

a)

Bacon and Descartes;

b)

Plato and Aristotle;

c)

Brahe and Kepler;

4.

This is a step-by-step process for discovering scientific facts

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Empiricism

e)

Isaac Newton

5.

He was a Polish astronomer who proposed that the sun was at the center of the universe, not Earth.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Rene Descartes

e)

Scientific Method

6.

This is the force that keeps planets in their orbits around the sun.

a)

Gravity

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Empiricism

e)

Scientific Method

7.

The Inquisition forced this Italian astronomer to say he believed Earth was at the center of universe.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Rene Descartes

e)

Scientific Method