Scientific Revolution Test 2024

Which answer describes how ancient Greeks developed scientific theories?

• The use of math

• The use of experiments

• The use of reason

• The use of inventions

Which of these scientific theories is NOT related to the ancient Greeks?

• Objects fall at different speeds

• There are different animal groups

• The Earth is in the center of the universe

• Objects fall at the same speed

An explanation as to why something happens is __________.

• a scientific law

• a theory

• common sense

• a fact

Using many experiments to prove a theory is correct is called ___________.

• common sense

• a math formula

• a scientific law

• reason

Which scientist supported the idea that the sun orbits the Earth?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

How long did Europeans support ancient Greek theories?

• 5,000 years

• 500 years

• Until the Roman Empire

• Into the Middle Ages

The first science to be challenged in the Scientific Revolution was astronomy.

• True

• False

What answer best describes the Scientific Revolution?

• common sense

• changes

• observation

• religion

Which answer did scientists mostly use to test theories in the Scientific Revolution?

• common sense and math

• math and observation

• math and experiments

• experiments and observation

Which scientist developed the heliocentric theory?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler

• Copernicus