Question

which of these statements is supported by information in the graph? the microscope was invented before the thermometer. all of these instruments were invented within a twenty - year time period. many important scientific instruments were invented during the scientific revolution. the thermometer was the most important invention of this era.

Explanation:

• The thermometer was invented in 1593 and the microscope in 1595. So the microscope was invented after the thermometer, eliminating the first option.
• The time period from 1593 (thermometer) to 1643 (barometer) is 50 years, so the second option is wrong.
• There is no information in the table to compare the importance of these inventions, so the fourth option is incorrect.
• The Scientific Revolution was a period of significant scientific change (roughly 16th - 18th centuries), and these instruments (thermometer, barometer, microscope, telescope) are important scientific tools invented during that era - like time - frame.

Answer:

Many important scientific instruments were invented during the Scientific Revolution.