WorksheetsGrade 8 Galileo Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is name of Galileo's invention that explains why a chandelier will slow down after a wide sweep of motion?
a)
Pendulum
b)
Telescope
c)
Law of falling bodies
d)
The moon
2.
Who's sun-centered universe theory did Galileo prove?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Aristotle
d)
Kepler
3.
Where did Galileo Galilei grow up?
a)
Rome
b)
Pisa
c)
Vallombrosa
d)
Venice
4.
The Roman Catholic Church supported Galileo's work.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What did Galileo do for a living?
a)
He was a scientist.
b)
He was a doctor.
c)
He was a lawyer.
d)
He was a judge.
6.
When and where galileo was born ?
a)
In 1845, in Marseille
b)
In 1565, in Florence
c)
In 1564, in Pisa
d)
In 1664, in Roma
7.
Which mathematics law did he discover ?
a)
The law explaining the fall of objects
b)
The theory of evolution
c)
A law which comes from a bath
8.
Did Galileo go to the University of Pisa?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
What was Galileo accused of?
a)
Robbery
b)
Treason
c)
Heresy
d)
I dont know
10.
True or False? Galileo went against Copernicus's theory
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Did Galileo complete his studies at the University of Pisa?
a)
No
b)
Yes
12.
Galileo originally went to a school at a monastery - True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Galileo was one of the first people to use the "Scientific method". True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Galileo was in church when the concept of the Pendulum first dawned on him. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
We have since stopped using the principle of the pendulum in modern day society. True or False?
a)
False
b)
True
16.
An american eyeglass maker had discovered that one could make far-reaching images seem closer. True or False?
a)
False
b)
True
17.
Galileo believe that the ______ was the center of the galaxy.
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
18.
Galileo also stated that the Earth in fact spun on its own axis. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What did Galileo discover about the moon?
a)
It had a smooth surface
b)
It had an irregular surface
c)
It was made from cheese
20.
Galileo discovered that the Milky Way was made up of a lot of stars. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which greek philosopher said that everything in the world could be explained by logic?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Galilei
22.
Galileo was sentenced to 3 years in jail. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What does Heresy mean?
a)
Going against modern law
b)
Going against the belief of the church
24.
In which century was Galileo born?
a)
18th century
b)
16th century
c)
20th century
d)
19th century
25.
Galileo was the first person to discover magnification. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
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