Falling Objects and Galileo's Discoveries

Falling Objects and Galileo's Discoveries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, History

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lucas Foster

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The video demonstrates an experiment inspired by Galileo's discovery about falling objects in gravity fields. The experiment is conducted on the moon to confirm that objects of different masses fall at the same rate in the absence of air resistance. A feather and a hammer are dropped simultaneously, and the results confirm Galileo's findings.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What objects does the narrator hold in each hand?

Two feathers, one in each hand

Two hammers, one in each hand

A hammer in the left hand and a feather in the right hand

A feather in the left hand and a hammer in the right hand

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who made a significant discovery about falling objects?

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Galileo Galilei

Nikola Tesla

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Galileo discover about falling objects?

They fall at different rates depending on their mass

They fall at the same rate in a vacuum

They do not fall in a vacuum

They fall faster on the moon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the narrator decide to confirm Galileo's findings?

In a laboratory

On the Moon

On Mars

On Earth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the result of the experiment with the feather and the hammer?

Both hit the ground at the same time

The hammer hit the ground first

The feather hit the ground first

Neither hit the ground