Quiz Show

The Scientific Revolution

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Copernicus’s ideas were

based on new technology to gather information.

not ever published.

stunning because he confirmed the findings of Ptolemy.

revolutionary because he theorized that the planets orbited the sun.

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Which astronomer is known for proving that planets move in elliptical orbits?

Galileo Galilei

Tycho Brahe

Nicolaus Copernicus

Johannes Kepler

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What did Galileo use to study astronomy?

a microscope

a barometer

a thermometer

a telescope

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The scientific method is

an experiment that other scientists can replicate.

a logical way of forming principles and hypotheses.

a conclusion based on recording and analyzing.

the pursuit of knowledge using observation and experimentation.

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Which of the following happens first in the scientific method?

A hypothesis is formed.

Information is recorded and analyzed.

A conclusion is made from the data.

The problem is stated.

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What did Church officials try to get Galileo to admit?

that the planets followed a circular order

that everything in the Bible was true

that the earth was flat

that the earth was the center of the universe

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René Descartes argued that knowledge begins with experiments.

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The roots of the Scientific Revolution can be traced back to Muslim scholars.

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As a result of the Scientific Revolution, educated people were more likely to turn to the church for explanations of the world.

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Copernicus, Newton, and Bacon were all interested in science because they were not religious men.

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Johannes Kepler discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits.

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Sir Isaac Newton was put on trial by the Inquisition because of a book he published that rejected Catholic teachings about the universe.

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The ideas of Bacon and Descartes influenced the development of the scientific method, a step-by-step method for performing experiments.

instrument used to measure temperature

hypothesis

Sir Isaac Newton

Dutch scientist Antoni van Leeuwehoek

Galileo Galilei

first scientist to routinely use experiments to test his theories

Principia Mathematica

thermometer

solution that a scientist proposes to solve a problem

microscope