Scientific Revolution 1

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California State History-Social Studies Standards
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Scientific Revolution 7th Grade Standards

1. In Europe, prior* to the Scientific Revolution, what were the two main sources of thinking about the natural world? *

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By Herrad von Landsberg - Hortus Deliciarum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4273968

the words of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, and the teachings of Buddha

the words of the Bible, and the teachings of Aristotle

the words of Cleopatra, and the markings on the Mayan Calendar

the teachings of Confucius, and the words of the U.S. Constitution

2. In Europe, prior to the Scientific Revolution, most people believed that... *

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The incorrect Ptolemy Geocentric Model, shown above, with the Earth at the center, was thought to be correct for around 1000 years, until it was proven wrong by later astronomers, as part of the Scientific Revolution.

...the Earth was the center of the universe.

...the Earth revolved on its own axis.

...that the Sun was stationary and that the Earth was one of several orbiting planets.

...that the outer planets were large balls of gases.

3. Belief in reason and logic as a source of knowledge about the world is called _____________. *

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mercantilism

capitalism

geocentrism

rationalism

4. Who was the first astronomer of the Scientific Revolution to propose a heliocentric model, putting the Sun at the center of the known orbiting heavenly bodies? *

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Aristotle

Galileo Galilei

Ferdinand Magellan

5. Which was a way that Johannes Kepler was able to improve on Coperinicus' heliocentric model? *

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Johannes Kepler
By Unidentified painter - Unknown source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=470711

he theorized that the Earth orbited the Sun every 24 hours

he figured out that the orbits of planets were elliptical (oval-shaped), rather than circular

he stated that the behavior of humans altered (changed) the orbit of the Earth

none of the above

6. Which was a discovery of Galileo through his development and use of telescopes? *

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Galileo Galilei
By Justus Sustermans - http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuExplore/PaintingDetail.cfm?ID=BHC2700, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=230543

that the moon's surface was rough and uneven

that the planet Venus went through phases (reflected light visible from Earth) because it orbited the Sun

that there were several moons revolving around Jupiter

all of the above were discoveries of Galileo

7. Galileo's discoveries were in conflict with the teachings of the Catholic Church.  What was the response by church leaders to Galileo? *

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By Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury - https://web.archive.org/web/20050424195324/http://library.thinkquest.org/C005358/images/galilei_image01.jpeg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=631174

they warned Galileo not to teach Copernican theory

they accused Galileo of heresy and tried to silence him

they told him he was not allowed to write more about his astronomical discoveries; they also burned his books

all of the above

8. What was considered to be Isaac Newton's greatest discovery? *

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Isaac Newton
By Godfrey Kneller - https://exhibitions.lib.cam.ac.uk/linesofthought/artifacts/newton-by-kneller/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101534333

splitting the atom

the law of gravity

the brain's control of all body systems

none of the above

9. What happened when Galileo dropped two balls of different weights from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa? *

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Leaning Tower of Pisa
Photo by Saffron Blaze - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29651325

the heavier ball landed first

the lighter ball landed first

the two balls landed at the same time

the Leaning Tower of Pisa collapsed

10. Look at the following procedure in the box. What is described here? * *

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The Parallel Theory of Non-Intersection

The Natural Law

The Scientific Method

The Third Law of Thermodynamics

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