7.51 Galileo Galilei

In which country did Galileo Galilei live during the late 1500s and mid-1600s?

• Spain

• France

• Italy

• England

What did Galileo teach himself to make by grinding lenses together?

• Magnifying Glass

• Microscope

• Binoculars

• Telescope

What did Galileo use to study the planets?

• Magnifying Glass

• Binoculars

• Telescope

• Microscope

What did Galileo see through his telescope that supported Copernicus's theory?

• Planets revolve around the sun

• Sun revolves around the planets

• Planets revolve around the moon

• Stars revolve around the planets

What did Galileo write a book in support of, which caused trouble with the Roman Catholic Church?

• Astrological theory

• Geocentric theory

• Astronomical theory

• Heliocentric theory

What did Galileo conduct to test his ideas, laying the foundation for the scientific method?

• Hypotheses

• Observations

• Theories

• Experiments

What was the objective of Galileo's Tower of Pisa experiment?

• To demonstrate objects fall at decreasing rates

• To demonstrate objects fall at increasing rates

• To demonstrate objects fall at the same rate

• To demonstrate objects fall at different rates

According to the Aristotelian theory, what happens when you drop two objects of different weight but the same size and shape?

• The objects will never land

• The heavier object will land first

• The lighter object will land first

• Both objects will land at the same time

What was the result of Galileo's Tower of Pisa experiment?

• The lighter ball landed first

• The heavier ball landed first

• Both balls landed at the same time

• Both balls landed at different times