Roots of the Scientific Revolution
What did Thomas Aquinas believe about reason?
A. Reason is unholy
B. Reason can be used to support Christian beliefs
C. Reason could disprove the existence of God
D. Only reason can be used to examine the universe
B. Reason can be used to support Christian beliefs
Who is responsible for ushering in the Scientific Revolution?
A. Johannes Kepler
B. Claudius Ptolemy
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
C. Nicklaus Copernicus
What did Galileo discover?
A. That earth was the center of orbit
B. 4 of Jupiter’s moons
C. Gravity
B. He discovered 4 of Jupiter’s moons
What does gravity cause?
A. Objects on Earth to fall
B. The moon to tug on EarthC. All of the above
C. All of the above
What was a key outcome of the Scientific Revolution?
A. Scientific method
B. Investigations
C. Mathematical laws
A. Scientific Method
What two sources guided Europeans thinking about the natural world in the Middle Ages?
A. Teachings of Aristotle and the Bible
B. The Bible and Scientific discoveries
C. Rationalism and Money
A. The Bible and teachings of Aristotle
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What was Nicolaus Copernicus’ theory about?
A. Greek History
B. Plant Nature
C. The Universe
C. The Universe
What did Galileo find that meant the Sun was in a planet’s center of orbit?
A. Earth’s atmosphereB. The planets rotate
C. Venus’ phases
C. Venus’ phases meant the planet orbited around the Sun
Who discovered gravity?
A. Galileo
B. Nicolaus Copernicus
C. Issac Newton
C. Issac Newton
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Who were the two philosophers who were influential to the Scientific Method’s creation?
A. Rene Descartes and Francis Bacon
B. Issac Newton and Galileo
C. Nicolaus Copernicus and Nicolaus Copernicus II
A. Rene Descartes sand Francis Bacon
What led Europeans to question the traditional worldview in the Renaissance?
A. The discovery of ancient cultures and continents
B. The discovery of scientific tools and culture
C. The discovery of ancient cultures and art
C. The discovery of ancient cultures and art in ancient Greece and Rome
What type of theory did Copernicus create about the Universe?
A. Geocentric
B. Heliocentric
C. Neither
D. MedievalB. Heliocentric
What book made scientists accept the Copernican theory?
A. “Scientific Revolution”
B. “Galileo’s Dialogue”
C. “Copernican theory”
B. The book that Galileo created, “Dialogue”
How does the Moon orbit Earth?
A. Satellites force it
B. Unexplained
C. Gravity
C. Gravity
What are the steps of the scientific method?
A. State a problem or question, form a hypothesis, analyze data, Measure the data, record the results
B. Measure the data, record the results, design and conduct an experiment
C. State a problem, form a hypothesis, record the results, measure the data, design and conduct an experimentC. State a problem, form a hypothesis, record the results, measure the data, design and conduct an experiment
Who was the Greek philosopher who wrote about logic?
A. Aristotle
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. Henry Ptolemy
A. Aristotle
Who expanded on Nicolaus Copernicus’ work/research?
A. Claudius Ptolemy
B. Johannes Kepler
C. Nicolaus Copernicus II
Did Galileo invent the telescope?
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE, he did not invent the telescope.
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What is Mass?
A. Gravity
B. A powerful force
C. A measure of matter
C. A measure of matter in an object
A. 6
B. 5
C. 8
B. 5
What is Greek rationalism?
A. Trust
B. Basic/Logical thought
C. Reason/Observation
B. Basic or logical thought that could be used to discover basic truths
A. Multiple scientists researched and found it
B. Someone worked with math to create laws that coincided
C. Nicolaus Copernicus II continued the work
B. Johannes Kepler worked with mathematics to create laws, which coincided with the theory
How did Galileo’s discoveries help support the heliocentric theory?
A. He used his telescope and gave them information
B. He saw other planets rotating around the sun
C. He saw other planets sitting in the universe doing nothing
B. He saw other planets rotating around the sun with his telescope
What book did Newton publish that presented the law of gravity?
A. Principles
B. The Law of Gravity
C. A Measure of Mass
A. Principles or Principles
What role did Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes play in creating a new approach to science?
They had many ideas and they experimented a lot.