Galileo Galilei: His Life and Contributions

Who was Galileo Galilei?

• An Italian painter

• An Italian astronomer, mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and professor

• A French scientist

• A German philosopher.

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, ______.

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• Spain

Where did Galileo study medicine in 1583?

• University of Padua

• University of Pisa

• University of Rome

• University of Florence

Galileo's manuscript 'Du Motu' was a departure from which views?

• Newtonian

• Copernican

• Aristotelian

• Ptolemaic

Which of the following books was published by Galileo in 1610?

• The Operations of the Geometrical and Military Compass

• The Starry Messenger

• Discourse on Bodies in Water

• Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

In 1604, Galileo constructed a hydrostatic balance for measuring small objects. He also refined his theories on motion and falling objects, and developed the universal law of ________, which all objects in the universe obeyed.

• gravity

• acceleration

• inertia

• velocity

The Galileo thermometer is based on the principle that the density of liquids changes with ______.

• pressure

• temperature

• volume

• mass

Who is considered the 'Father of Modern Science'?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

Galileo Galilei supported the _______ theory, which states that the earth and planets revolve around the sun.

• Ptolemaic

• Copernican

• Aristotelian

• Newtonian

What was the main reason Galileo was summoned to Rome by the Church?

• To receive an award

• To be tried for heresy

• To teach Copernican theory

• To publish his works.