Galileo Galilei

What can you conclude about the trial at which Galileo was forced to apologize for his views?

• Galileo's lawyer was unqualified

• Galileo was wrong to publish views that offended the Church

• Galileo's opinions about the solar system were incorrect

• It was probably not a fair trial

What's the most likely reason that Galileo kept studying physics after the Pope put him under house arrest?

• Pursuing knowledge was more important to him than the Pope's approval

• He wanted to develop a new theory to gain the Pope's approval

• He assumed the Pope would eventually forgive him and let him go

• He wanted to use physics to prove that the sun revolved around the earth

What was the biggest difference between Galileo's work and the work of previous scientists?

• Galileo had the benefit of a telescope, so he could see that the sun didn't move

• Galileo wasn't a religious man, so he didn't feel as pressured by the influence of religious leaders

• Galileo was one of the first scientists to rely heavily on the scientific method rather than abstract theory

• Galileo was the first scientist to publish theories about the solar system

What did Aristotle say would happen if you dropped two balls of different masses?

• The more massive ball would land first

• The less massive ball would land first

• The would land at the same time

• The gravitational pull between them would cause them to collide

What did Galileo argue about falling objects?

• The rate of an object's fall depends on its weight

• An object's mass is independent of its rate falling

• Falling objects will continue to pick up speed until they disintegrate

• Gravity has no major effect of falling objects

Why was it so controversial when Galileo disputed Aristotle's theories?

• Because Aristotle's theories had been proved right many times

• Because Aristotle was one of the founders of the Catholic Church

• Because Aristotle was a close friend of the Pope

• Because Aristotle's theories had been poplar for 2000 years

Place the following events in sequence: A) Galileo is fired from the University of Pisa; B) Galileo builds his first telescope; C) Galileo is put under house arrest

• Galileo is fired from the University of Pisa

• Galileo builds his first telescope

• Galileo is put under house arrest

Which of the following is an opinion about Galileo?

• Galileo was an early proponent of the scientific method

• The Catholic Church was incorrect when it claimed the sun revolved around the earth

• Galileo was among the first scientists to use a telescope

• Galileo was the smartest man in Italy during his lifetime

Why did the Catholic Church put Galileo under house arrest?

• For saying that the universe is 14 billion years old

• For never going to church

• For saying the planets revolved around the sun

• For refusing to believe in Jesus Christ

How does Aristotle's model of the solar system compare to Copernicus's model?

• Aristotle thought the sun revolved around the earth; Copernicus thought the planets revolved around the sun

• Copernicus thought the sun revolved around the earth; Aristotle thought all planets revolved around the sun

• Aristotle thought the moon revolved around the earth; Copernicus thought it revolved around the sun

• Aristotle thought the moon revolved around the sun; Copernicus thought it revolved around the earth