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Scientific Method
Test Description: Scientific Method
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What answer choice is NOT giving background information on the scientific revolution?
A
Constantinople was over taken by a Muslim army
B
Mathematics played an essential role
C
Nicholas Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton were all mathematicians.
D
Things such as the telescope, microscope and the printing press were instruments that were invented
2) How did the Ptolemaic system explain the universe (solar system)?
A
It said the Sun is the center of the universe and all the planets revolve around the sun
B
It said that it did not matter what revolves around what
C
It said Mars rotates around the earth but all other planets revolve around Jupiter
D
It said Earth is the center of the universe and the Sun and all other planets revolved around the earth
3) How does the Heliocentric model say the universe( solar system) works?
A
Saturn has so much mass that it affects Pluto's orbit
B
Our Moon was created by a big asteroid that hit earth and knocked out a big chunk
C
Our Earth and every other planet revolves around our sun
D
The Sun and all other planets revolve around Earth
4) In his very popular book, The Starry Messenger, what model did Galileo believe in?
A
Ancient Roman Model
B
Aristotolic
C
Heliocentric
D
Ptolemaic
5) Why did the extremely powerful Catholic Church dislike the Heliocentric model so much?
A
Because it goes against how they had interpreted the bible and believed everything revolves around earth
B
Because the church had scientific proof that absolutely everything revolves around the Earth
C
People generally just do not like hexogons
D
Because there was absolutely no evidence that anybody could produce to confirm this idea
6) What did Isaac Newton discover?
A
All motion in the universe is attributed to a mathematically proven law of gravity
B
All motion in the universe is different and there is no possible way to account for its movement
C
He discovered how ice is created using heat
D
He discovered the key ingredient to making salt last forever
7) What did the accomplishments of Robert Boyle contribute to?
A
It contributed to the further explanation of the Heliocentric model
B
It contributed to our understanding of how modern engines telescopes work
C
It contributed to the systematic naming of chemical elements
D
It contributed to the naming of the planets Pluto and Mercury
8) What does Rene Descartes think about acquiring knowledge?
A
Knowledge is acquired by rationally thinking about something
B
Knowledge is only gained through superstition
C
Knowledge should only be shared by wealthy people
D
Knowledge should be learned solely from religious texts
9) Francis Bacon is credited for inventing the scientific method. What is the scientific method?
A
A method in which the principals of physics do not affect nature
B
A systematic way in were food is processed and organized in a town market
C
A way to examine the bible and make generalization about heaven
D
A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence
10) What model describes everything revolving around the Earth?
A
Aristotolic
B
Heliocentric
C
Scorpioctic
D
Ptolemaic
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