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Revolutions That Changed the World: The Scientific Revolution practice questions

Major events leading to the Scientific Revolution, and its relevance in shaping the modern world.

17 questions in this topic: 3 recall, 9 applying skills and concepts, 4 strategic thinking and 1 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.

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  1. Question 1Recall

    Which astronomer introduced the heliocentric model, proposing that the Earth revolves around the Sun?

    • aNicolaus Copernicus
    • bGalileo Galilei
    • cJohannes Kepler
    • dIsaac Newton
  2. Question 2Skills & concepts

    Johannes Kepler's laws of planetary motion mainly established that

    • aplanets move around the Sun in elliptical, not perfectly circular, orbits
    • bthe Earth is the fixed centre of the universe
    • clight is composed of many different colours
    • dblood circulates continuously through the human body
  3. Question 3Strategic thinking

    According to this section, ethical debates about climate change mainly focus on

    • athe responsibility of developed nations and the balance between economic growth and environmental sustainability
    • bwhether climate change is caused by human activity at all
    • cthe exact temperature at which the Earth will become uninhabitable
    • dwhich country invented the first renewable energy technology

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