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WorksheetsGalileo- Flipped Learning Day
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What can you conclude about the trial at which Galileo was forced to apologize for his views?
a)
Galileo's lawyer was unqualified
b)
Galileo was wrong to publish views that offended the
Church
c)
Galileo's opinions about the solar system were
incorrect
d)
It was probably not a fair trial
2.
What's the most likely reason that Galileo kept studying physics after the Pope put him under house arrest?
a)
Pursuing knowledge was more important to him than
the Pope's approval
b)
He wanted to develop a new theory to gain the
Pope's approval
c)
He assumed the Pope would eventually forgive him
and let him go
d)
. He wanted to use physics to prove that the sun
revolved around the earth
3.
What was the biggest difference between Galileo's work and the work of previous scientists?
a)
Galileo had the benefit of a telescope, so he could
see that the sun didn't move
b)
Galileo wasn't a religious man, so he didn't feel as
pressured by the influence of religious leaders
c)
Galileo was one of the first scientists to rely heavily
on the scientific method rather than abstract theory
d)
Galileo was the first scientist to publish theories
about the solar system
4.
What did Aristotle say would happen if you dropped two balls of different masses?
a)
The more massive ball would land first
b)
The less massive ball would land first
c)
The balls would land at the same time
d)
The gravitational pull between them would cause
them to collide
5.
What did Galileo argue about falling objects?
a)
The rate of an object's fall depends on its weight
b)
An object's mass is independent of its rate of falling
c)
Falling objects will continue to pick up speed until
they disintegrate
d)
Gravity has no major effect on falling objects
6.
Why was it so controversial when Galileo disputed Aristotle's theories?
a)
Because Aristotle's theories had been proved right
many times
b)
Because Aristotle was one of the founders of the
Catholic Church
c)
Because Aristotle was a close friend of the Pope
d)
Because Aristotle's theories had been popular for
2000 years
7.
Place the following events in sequence: A) Galileo is fired from the University of Pisa; B) Galileo builds his first telescope; C) Galileo is put under house arrest
a)
A, B, C
b)
B, A, C
8.
Which of the following is an opinion about Galileo?
a)
Galileo was an early proponent of the scientific
method
b)
The Catholic Church was incorrect when it claimed
the sun revolved around the earth
c)
Galileo was among the first scientists to use a
telescope
d)
Galileo was the smartest man in Italy during his
lifetime
9.
Why did the Catholic Church put Galileo under house arrest?
a)
For saying that the universe is 14 billion years old
b)
For never going to church
c)
For saying the planets revolved around the sun
d)
For refusing to believe in Jesus Christ
10.
How does Aristotle's model of the solar system compare to Copernicus's model?
a)
Aristotle thought the sun revolved around the earth;
Copernicus thought all planets revolved around the sun
b)
Copernicus thought the sun revolved around the
earth; Aristotle thought all planets revolved around the
sun
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