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Who were the earliest people to have health centers or temples?
Egyptians
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What was emphasized during the
Scientific Revolution
?
Reason, advances in Astronomy, Physics, and Biology
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Who authored "
De Humani Corporis fabrica
"?
Andreas Vesalius
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What was the emphasis during the
Dark Ages regarding medicine?
Saving the soul and the study of medicine was prohibited
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What major epidemic occurred during the Renaissance?
Bubonic Plague
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What does the term "energy" refer to in the context of heat?
The addition or removal of heat
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How are derived units obtained in the SI system?
By
combining SI units
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What is the SI unit of length?
Meter
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What is the SI unit of
mass?
Kilogram
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What is a characteristic of a solid substance?
A
solid
has its
own shape
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Who developed the Theory of Relativity?
Albert Einstein
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Who invented the pendulum clock?
Christiaan Huygens
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Who was the first scientist to perform controlled experiments?
Robert Boyle
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Who invented the mechanical calculator?
Wilhelm Schickard
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Who was the Swedish botanist that named flora and fauna?
Carolus Linnaeus
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Who was the Italian astronomer and mathematician known for contributions to astronomy?
Galileo Galilei
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Who is known for the Scientific Method?
Francis Bacon
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What did
Hippocrates prescribe
for
health
?
Diets, fresh air, and massage
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What is the vector for the Bubonic Plague?
Rat flea
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Who discovered the circulation of blood?
William Harvey
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What did Galen learn about the human body?
He learned firsthand by treating injured gladiators
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Who discovered X-rays?
William Roentgen
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Who invented the first stethoscope?
Rene Laennec
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Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
Hippocrates
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Who is known as the Father of microbiology and the microscope?
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
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What did
Marie Curie
work
on
?
Radioactivity and received two Nobel prizes
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What does the illustration represent regarding celestial bodies?
It supports
the
heliocentric theory
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What did Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promote regarding knowledge?
Knowledge should be based on experimentation and observation
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Who formulated the law of gravity?
Isaac Newton
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Who proved mathematically that planets revolve around the sun?
Johannes Kepler
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What was the first thermometer's freezing point?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
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At what temperature does water freeze on the Celsius scale?
0 degrees Celsius
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Who advanced the heliocentric theory?
Galileo Galilei
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What contributions did Galileo make to science?
He invented the
telescope
and studied the law of the
pendulum
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What did Francis Bacon urge scientists to do?
To
experiment,
not just
reason
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What are the basic quantities measured in mechanics?
Length
and
mass
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What is the
standard unit of mass in the SI system?
Kilogram
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Which system of units uses the foot, the pound, and the second?
Imperial system
(
CFPS
)
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What branch of physics studies objects at rest and in motion?
Mechanics
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What is
thermal radiation?
The transfer of heat through the emission of electromagnetic waves
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