Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In ancient times Plato and
other philosopers tried to solve problems by just thinking about them. What did scientists during the
Scientific Revolution use to solve problems?
a. | religion | c. | experimentation | b. | dreams | d. | history |
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Matching
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a. | heliocentric
theory | f. | Johannes Kepler
| b. | Isaac Newton
| g. | Nicolaus Copernicus | c. | Scientific Revolution | h. | Francis Bacon | d. | Ren Descartes | i. | Galileo Galilei | e. | scientific method |
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Mathematician who proved the
accuracy of Copernicus’s theory
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Logical procedure for gathering and testing
ideas
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4.
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Mathematician who helped
promote the scientific method
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New way of thinking about the natural world based on
careful observation and a willingness to question
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Theory that the sun is at the center of the universe
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Scientist who discovered laws
of motion and gravity
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Astronomer who said the earth revolved around the sun
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Scientist who was forced by
the Catholic Church to take back scientific ideas that disagreed with the church’s
view
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10.
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Writer who helped advance the
scientific method
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