Enlightened Thinkers
What was the main change in thinking?
A) Only reading old books
B) Observing and experimenting
C) Ignoring nature
D) Following magic
Observing and experimenting
First step in the scientific method?
A) Observation
B) Experiment
C) Analyze data
D) Guess
Observation
What tool did Galileo use to look at the sky?
A) Telescope
B) Microscope
C) Compass
D) Astrolabe
Telescope
What does gravity do?
A) Pushes objects away
B) Pulls objects together
C) Makes objects float
D) Breaks objects
Pulls objects together
How did the Scientific Revolution change science?
A) People stopped experimenting
B) People used observation and experiments
C) People only used magic
D) People ignored math
People used observation and experimenting
When did it happen?
A) Late 1500s – early 1700s
B) 1200–1300
C) 1800–1900
D) 1300–1400
Late 1500s - early 1700s
A hypothesis is…
A) A random guess
B) A prediction based on observation
C) A fact
D) Magic
A prediction based on observation
What did Galileo discover?
A) The Earth is the center
B) The Sun is at the center
C) Gravity pulls objects together
D) Math explains nature
The sun is at the center
What did Newton use to study nature?
A) Music
B) Math
C) Magic
D) Reading old books
Math
What bigger movement did it help start?
A) Renaissance
B) Enlightenment
C) Industrial Revolution
D) Middle Ages
Enlightenment
Before the Scientific Revolution, people mostly learned from…
A) Experiments
B) Old books and traditions
C) Television
D) Math
Old books and traditions
What do scientists do after experimenting?
A) Ignore results
B) Analyze data
C) Ask someone else to guess
D) Repeat a book
Analyze data
Why was Galileo in trouble with the Church?
A) He painted a picture
B) He said the Sun is the center
C) He studied apples
D) He wrote a book
He said the sun is the center
Newton discovered…
A) Gravity and laws of motion
B) Sunspots
C) Moons of Jupiter
D) Heliocentric model
Gravity and motion
Which of these is true about the Scientific Revolution?
A) Only affected science
B) Changed science, society, and thinking
C) Had no impact
D) Was about magic
Changed science, society, and thinking
Which of the following best shows the long-term impact of the Scientific Revolution?
A) People continued to rely only on old books
B) People started using observation, experiments, and reasoning
C) People ignored math
D) People stopped questioning authority
People started using observation, experiments, and reasoning.
Galileo supported which model of the solar system?
A) Geocentric
B) Heliocentric ✔
C) Ptolemaic
D) Magic-based
Heliocentric
Newton’s laws of motion explain…
A) Only objects on Earth
B) How objects move on Earth and in space
C) Only apples falling
D) Only planets orbiting the Sun
How objects move on Earth and in space
Why is the scientific method important today?
A) Scientists can test ideas and find proof
B) People don’t need to experiment
C) Observation is not useful
D) Math is unnecessary
Scientists can test ideas and find proof.
Who believed that people have natural rights that governments must protect?
A) Hobbes
B) Locke
C) Voltaire
D) Montesquieu
Locke
Which modern technology or discovery would not exist without the Scientific Revolution?
(Can be multiple choice or oral: e.g., telescopes, medicine, space exploration)
Why was Galileo’s work controversial at the time?
A) It challenged Church authority
B) It was too easy to understand
C) People ignored the Sun
D) He refused to experiment
It challenged church authority
Newton also studied alchemy and other experiments. What does this show about scientists during the Scientific Revolution?
A) They only cared about math
B) They were curious and wanted to understand the universe
C) They followed old books
D) They ignored observation
They were curious and wanted to understand the universe.
Which step of the scientific method comes after testing a hypothesis?
A) Observe
B) Analyze data
C) Guess
D) Report to the Church
Analyze data
Which Enlightenment idea most influences modern democracy?
A) Absolute monarchy
B) Separation of powers
C) Obey ruler without question
D) Humans are naturally selfish
Separation of powers