The Scientific Revolution - Section 3

What theory did Galileo champion after studying the sky through a telescope?

• Aristotelian theory

• Ptolemaic theory

• Heliocentric theory

• Geocentric theory

What did Galileo discover about the moon's surface?

• It was covered in ice

• It was rough and uneven

• It had no craters

• It was perfectly smooth

How many moons did Galileo discover revolving around Jupiter?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

What did Galileo observe about the planet Venus that contradicted traditional views?

• It went through phases like the moon

• It had no phases

• It was perfectly round

• It had moons

Why was Galileo tried before the Roman Catholic court known as the Inquisition?

• For building powerful telescopes

• For going against Church teaching

• For writing a book

• For discovering new planets

What book did Galileo publish in 1632 that caused an uproar?

• The Earth and the Moon

• The Sun and the Stars

• Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

• The Planets and the Universe

What did the Catholic Church demand Galileo to confess at his trial?

• His love for astronomy

• His admiration for Kepler

• His discovery of new planets

• His error in supporting the Copernican theory

What did Galileo's studies of motion help advance?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Technological Revolution

What did Galileo's work with telescopes help him discover about the planets?

• They all had moons

• They were all made of gas

• They were all perfectly round

• They supported Copernicus' theories

What did Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems describe?

• Theories of Einstein and Hawking

• Theories of Ptolemy and Kepler

• Theories of Aristotle and Copernicus

• Theories of Galileo and Newton