Unit 10 - Age of Enlightenment

What was necessary for European thinkers to initiate the Scientific Revolution?

• Seek approval from the Church for new scientific ideas

• Examine and question ancient Greek concepts about the Earth and universe

• Demonstrate allegiance to their monarch

• Participate in the Columbian Exchange

What is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?

• Observation, hypothesis, question, experimentation, conclusion

• Observation, question, hypothesis, experimentation, conclusion

• Hypothesis, observation, question, experimentation, conclusion

• Experimentation, observation, question, hypothesis, conclusion

Which English philosopher and statesman is known for developing the empirical method in scientific inquiry?

• a. Newton

• b. Bacon

• c. Galileo

• d. Darwin

Who formulated the principle of inertia and improved the telescope, but faced opposition from the Church?

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Descartes

• Newton

Who formulated the laws of planetary motion using the observations of Tycho Brahe, supporting the heliocentric model?

• Kepler

• Einstein

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

Which scientist is credited with formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

• Einstein

• Newton

• Galileo

• Kepler

What were some of the impacts of the scientific revolution?

• The belief that the earth was an unmoving object at the center of the universe

• Advancements in medical practices and development of scientific tools

• Dependence on ancient texts for understanding the natural world

• The idea that human anatomy was identical to that of other animals

Which scientist is known for formulating the law that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas?

• Galileo

• Einstein

• Pascal

• Boyle

Which astronomer proposed the heliocentric model of the universe, which was later supported by Galileo?

• Kepler

• Einstein

• Galileo

• Copernicus

Who is credited with the development of coordinate geometry and advocated for the use of mathematics and reasoning to uncover truths about the universe?

• a. Newton

• b. Descartes

• c. Galileo

• d. Kepler