Galileo Galilei Quiz

Galileo Galilei is regarded as the 'father of modern .........'?

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Observational Astronomy

• Biology

Name any two of Galileo's major contributions to the scientific revolution.

• Astronomy and Philosophy

• Physics and Astronomy

• Biology and Chemistry

• Physics and Mathematics

What two things did Galileo discover with his telescope?

• Phases of Mars and Rings of Jupiter

• Four moons orbiting Jupiter and Phases of Venus

• Phases of Venus and Rings of Saturn

• Four moons orbiting Mars and Saturn's rings

What was Galileo's contribution to the study of motion?

• Laws of Thermodynamics

• Laws of Falling Bodies

• Laws of Electromagnetism

• Laws of Gravitation

What was Galileo's contribution to mathematics?

• Statistics and Probability

• Geometry and Kinematics

• Algebra and Calculus

• Trigonometry and Differential Equations

What was the name of his work in which he described the centre of gravity?

• The Little Balance

• The Massive Load

• The Big Scale

• The Heavy Weights

Galileo wrote some important works. What was the name of the work that covered the Copernican and Ptolemaic systems in an easy-to-understand way?