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- 1. Multiple Choice
__________________ studied planetary movements and developed the Heliocentric Theory.
Copernicus
Aristotle
Newton
- 2. Multiple Choice
_____________________ was a mathematician who improved scientific research
Galileo Galilei
Rene Descartes
Aristotle
- 3. Multiple Choice
The invention of the _______________________ helped spread old and new ideas
Printing Press
Microscope
Thermometer
- 4. Multiple Choice
1. Before the 1500's, most scholars believed in the ________________ Theory and that the earth was an ________________ object located at the center of the universe.
Geocentric; Rotational
Heliocentric; Immovable
Geocentric; Immovable
- 5. Multiple Choice
4. Galileo Galilei discovered that Jupiter had four moons, the sun had dark spots, and that the moon has a ______________ surface.
smooth and perfect
rough and uneven
pure
- 6. Multiple Choice
In 1633, Galileo went to trial and was threatened to be tortured. He signed a confession saying that the ideas of Copernicus were __________.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be rooted in OLD Science
Relying on ancient authorities and church teachings
Relying on observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did Galileo discover after inventing the telescope (Choose more than one).
The sun had dark spots
The moon was made of cheese
Saturn's ring was made of solid gold
Jupiter had 4 moons
The moon's surface was rough and uneven
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why were only pigs dissected for human medical research until the Scientific Revolution?
They had a similar anatomy as humans
Francis bacon wanted to name them after him
Pigs were too intelligent and people feared that they would take over
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does this image represent?
The Heliocentric theory
The Geocentric theory
The Tychonian theory
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does this image represent?
The Geocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory
Aztec Calendar
- 12. Multiple Choice
Nicolaus Copernicus built his own telescope in 1609
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Scientific Method is a way of relying on ancient authors and church teachings for scientific research
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
Francis Bacon believed that if we explore and improve science then will better understand the world
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
The ______________________ was invented and used to measure atmospheric pressure and to predict the weather
thermometer
mercury barometer
microscope
- 16. Multiple Choice
Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the thermometer in 1714 and then used on a different scale by Anders Celsius
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
Aristotle was a Roman mathematician in the 3rd century B.C.
True
False
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