CLASS 5 RC

What was Galileo's initial field of study at the University of Pisa?

• Medicine

• Physics

• Mathematics

• Astronomy

What observation did Galileo make with the lamp in the cathedral?

• The lamp took different times to swing back and forth depending on the distance.

• The lamp took the same amount of time to swing back and forth regardless of the distance.

• The lamp did not swing at all.

• The lamp swung faster as it moved further.

What device did Galileo invent to measure objects?

• Telescope

• Pendulum

• Hydrostatic balance

• Barometer

What was the traditional belief about dropping two items of different weights?

• The heavier item would land first.

• The lighter item would land first.

• Both items would land at the same time.

• The items would not land at all.

What did Galileo's experiments with the telescope reveal about the Moon?

• The Moon was smooth and flat.

• The Moon was covered with craters.

• The Moon was made of cheese.

• The Moon had no surface features.

Who was the astronomer that proposed the Sun was the center of the universe?

• Galileo

• Aristotle

• Copernicus

• Newton

What did Galileo discover about Jupiter using his telescope?

• Jupiter had rings.

• Jupiter had four large moons.

• Jupiter was the center of the universe.

• Jupiter had no moons.