Apologia General Science Test 1 Review

Whose greatest contribution to science was the law of mass conservation?

The synthetic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws

Science is built on data that is tested time and time again, not just becuase a famous scientist said it or his beliefs

We can accomplish science by experimentation and observations.

You have been a scientist since you were born.

Who created a classification scheme that categorized all living creatures?

Chemistry was something used in the Dark Ages to transofrm lead into gold or other precious substances.

Who improved the design of the telescope?

Who is the Father of Modern Genetics?

What was teh anvient form of paper that is made from a plant of the same name?

Who developed the theory of evolution and believed in natural selection?

What was the name of the book written by Charles Darwin?

Who was the founder of modern physics?

Who was one of the most famous scientists in the field of quantum mechanics?

What view states that the earth is the center of the universe and everything else revolves around it?

Wrote Principia; explained the laws of motion, motion of fluids, and law of gravitation

Who laid the foundation for vaccines?

What is the idea that living organisms can be SPONTANEOUSLY formed from nonliving things?

What view states that the sun is the center of the universe and everything else revolves around it?

Scientific progress depends not only on scientists, but also depends on goverment and culture.