WorksheetsWHA Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Until the mid-1500s, scientists agreed that ___________ was the unmoving center of the universe.
a)
A. the Sun
b)
B. the Earth
c)
C. the Moon
d)
D. heaven
2.
In 1543, ___________ published a book that said the Sun was the center of the universe.
a)
A. Ptolemy
b)
B. The Church
c)
C. Copernicus
d)
D. Galileo
3.
Through his telescope, Galileo saw ___________.
a)
A. mountains on the Moon
b)
B. dark spots on the Sun
c)
C. four moons around Jupiter
d)
D. all of the above
4.
When the Church heard about Galileo’s discoveries, it ___________.
a)
A. praised Galileo for his work
b)
B. included Galileo’s discoveries in its teachings
c)
C. put Galileo on trial
d)
D. agreed publicly with Galileo’s findings
5.
By the early 1600s, scientists used a process called the ___________ to study the natural world.
a)
A. scientific method
b)
B. science fair
c)
C. Scientific Revolution
d)
D. international method
6.
A/an ___________ is a possible explanation for measured data.
a)
A. question
b)
B. method
c)
C. experiment
d)
D. hypothesis
7.
The Church taught that God put the ___________ in the center of the universe.
a)
A. Sun
b)
B. Moon
c)
C. Earth
d)
D. Ocean
8.
Copernicus published a book that said the Earth was the center of the universe.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
By the early 1600s, scientists used a process called the scientific method to study the natural world.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The Church praised Galileo for his discoveries.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Ptolemy was an ancient Greek astronomer.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The scientific method is still used today.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
List four of the steps in the scientific method.
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