GALILEO and SPRING

What is astronomy?

• The science of stars, planets, and the universe

• The study of plants

• The study of animals

• The science of weather

Who invented the telescope?

• Aryabhatta

• Copernicus

• Lippershey

• Galileo

What did Galileo discover about Jupiter?

• It has rings

• It has little moons that revolve around it

• It has no atmosphere

• It is the largest planet

What did the Church do to Galileo?

• Gave him a medal

• Made him a saint

• Sent him to prison

• Supported him

What is the Milky Way?

• A type of star

• A planet

• A broad white band of light in the sky

• A telescope

Who corrected people's thinking about the Earth in the 17th century?

• Lippershey

• Galileo Galilei

• Copernicus

• Aryabhatta

What did Galileo whisper after his declaration to the Inquisition?

• But still it does move

• I will never give up

• I am a believer

• The sun is the center

What instrument do astronomers use?

• Barometer

• Telescope

• Thermometer

• Microscope

What did Galileo improve?

• The microscope

• The astrolabe

• The telescope

• The barometer

What did Copernicus declare about the Earth?

• It is flat

• It revolves around the sun

• It has no moons

• It is the center of the universe