5th - Galileo - Quiz & Trivia

1. Galileo invented an apparatus for measuring temperature. Another word for apparatus is

Ceremony

Machine

Window

2. The first planet Galileo examied was

Neptune

Jupiter

Venus

3. Five years earlier, all of Padua had seen an extraordinary happening. Extraordinary means

Unusual

Humorous

Disturbing

4. Why did Galileo think the Venetians would be interested in the telescope?

He thought they would be interested because the Venetians were famous sailors and navigators and the telescope would help them.

He thought they would be interested because the Venetians were famous inventors.

5. Galileo's interrogation began on April 12, 1633. When someone is interrogated, that person is

Asked a lot of questions

Allowed to explore freely

Given money for research

6. What was Galileo amazed to find out about Jupiter?

He was amazed to find out that Jupiter had mountains and rivers on it.

He was amazed to find out that Jupiter had a big red spot.

He was amazed to find out that Jupiter had four moons that orbited it.

7. Just five years before Galileo built a telescope, what had the people of Padua seen?

The people of Padua had seen a new galaxy appear in the sky.

The people of Padua had seen a new star appear in the sky.

The people of Padua had seen a new comet appear in the sky.

8. Galileo Galilei was a professor of

Astronomy

Mathematics

Geography

9. The biggest challenge Galileo faced was

Building a telescope

Finding the mountains on the moon

Proving the earth revolved around the sun

10. The constellation of the Pleiades has seven stars you can see. A constellation is

A moon that orbits a group of stars

A telescope built by Galileo

A group of stars with a name

11. Why did the church force Galileo to say that the earth stood still?

The church believed that the earth was the center of the universe and that it did not move.

The church believed that the earth rotated the sun.

12. How did Galileo know the points of light around Jupiter were not stars?

Galileo knew they were not stars because every night the points of light were in different places around Jupiter.

Galileo knew they were not stars because they moved clockwise around Jupiter.

Galileo knew they were not stars because every night the points of light were in the same places around Jupiter.

13. Some people felt that a celestial object ought to be without blemish. Celestial means

Imaginary

Heavenly

Scientific

14. Galileo got his idea for building a telescope from

A book

A professor

A student

15. How did people feel about Galileo's discoveries?

Some people were excited but other people were not excited and believed Galileo's discoveries were not accurate.

Most people thought his ideas were wrong and should not be shared, as they would cause problems.

Some people were excited but other people were not excited and believed Galileo's discoveries were dangerous.

5th - Galileo