Scientific Revolution Quiz

What was the geocentric theory?

• The theory that the moon revolves around the earth

• The theory that the earth revolves around the sun

• The theory that the planets revolve around the moon

• The theory that the sun revolves around the earth

Who developed the heliocentric theory?

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

What did Johannes Kepler determine about planetary motion?

• Planets travel in elliptical orbits

• Planets travel in hyperbolic orbits

• Planets travel in parabolic orbits

• Planets travel in circular orbits

What did Galileo Galilei observe using his telescope?

• Moons of Mars

• Rings around Saturn

• Dark spots on the moon

• Atmosphere of Venus

What is the scientific method based on?

• Empiricism and logic

• Experimentation and general laws

• Deductive reasoning and mathematics

• Inductive reasoning and observation

Who developed analytical geometry?

• Francis Bacon

• René Descartes

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

What did Isaac Newton discover about the motion of objects?

• Objects are affected by different forces

• Objects are affected by the same force

• Objects are not affected by any force

• Objects are affected by random forces

What did Robert Boyle challenge in his book 'The Sceptical Chymist'?

• The existence of atoms

• The four elements theory

• The theory of relativity

• The laws of motion

When was the Royal Society established in England to support scientific study?

• 1687

• 1674

• 1660

• 1700s

Who introduced the smallpox vaccine in the late 1700s?

• Edward Jenner

• Anders Celsius

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit