Copernicus Galileo

When, about, as Copernicus born?

• 1373
• 1473
• 1573
• 1673

What was one of Copernicus's great idea?

• The Earth is a ball, not flat
• the Earth is very old
• The Earth spins
• The Earth is not the only planet

What was Copernicus's other big idea?

• The sun just another star but very close to us.
• There were 2 other planets we just couldn't see them.
• The Earth orbits around the sun.
• The sun orbits around the Earth.

Copernicus had some great ideas but why didn't he change people's minds?

• He didn't write it down.
• He didn't have evidence.
• He didn't speak the correct language.
• He lived to far away from other people.

Why is Galileo often called the father of modern science?

• He was really old.
• He had the best grades in school.
• He wrote books that a lot of people read.
• He used evidence to answer questions.

What was Galileo's most important invention

• Water Pump
• Telescope
• The Big Wheel
• Electricity

When, about, was Galileo born?

• 1365
• 1465
• 1565
• 1665

Galileo's telescope was actually pretty weak but it allowed him to see...

• Craters on the moon
• moons of Jupiter
• Jupiter's great red spot
• phases of Mercury

This is an image that Galileo could have seen through his telescope.  What is the thing in the middle?  What are the dots on the sides?

• Jupiter, stars
• Jupiter, moons
• The moon, stars
• A large comet, small comets

Imagine this is a view through Galileo's telescope.  If he looked again at this planet in 1 week, would would be different?

• Jupiter, in the middle, would be a different color
• Jupiter, in the middle, would have a large red spot.
• The moons on the sides would be in a different pattern.
• The moons on the side would have gone away.