Galileo Galilei

1)when was galileu galilei born

• A)1546

• b)1564

• c)1601

• d)1554

2)what is galileu best known for?

• discovering the law of gravity

• developing the first telescope

• his contributions to the heliocentric model

3)which university did galileu galilei attent?

• a)university of padua

• b)university of piza

• c)university of bolonga

4)where was galileu born?

• a)florence

• b)piza

• c)rome

5)what did galileu discouver with his telescope in 1610?

• a)the rings of saturn

• b)the moons of jupiter

• c)the planet uranus

6)which book did galileu publish in 1632 that suported the heliocentric theory?

• a)the starry messenger

• b)dialogue concentring the two chief world systens

• c)discourse on the tides

7) what was galileu´s profession at the university of padua?

• a)matematician

• b)philosopher

• c)astronomer

8)which conceept did galileo famously test by dorping objects from the leaning tower of piza

• a)the speed of light

• b)the theory of relativity

• c)the acceleration due to gravity

9)what happened to galileu in 1633

• a)he was awarded the nobel prize

• b)he was tried by the inquisition and forced to recant

• c)he discovered the planet neptune

10)which instrument did galileo inprove?

• a)the microscope

• b)the sextant

• c)the telescope