The Scientific Revolution

Question 1

How did French philosopher René Descartes contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

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He developed mathematical principles.

Question 2

Scientists in ancient Greece believed that

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everything in the world could be explained by logic and reason.

Question 3

The heliocentric theory states that the center of the universe is

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the sun.

Question 4

The first step in the scientific method is to

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form a hypothesis.

Question 5

Which change occurred during the Renaissance?

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Scholars revived an interest in classical ideas.

Question 6

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 7

Which statement describes the Greek philosopher Socrates?

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Socrates taught that reasoning was the way to truth.

Question 8

Which statement best describes the scientific method?

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The scientific method was a new way to solve problems and do research.

Question 9

Who challenged the Aristotelian model of a geocentric universe that began the Scientific Revolution?

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Copernicus

Question 10

Who discovered the three laws of planetary motion?

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Johannes Kepler

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