10 Questions
What did Galileo Galilei invent in about 1593?
Thermometer
Which term is used to describe Galileo's contributions to observational astronomy?
Father of modern observational astronomy
What did Galileo discover about the moons of Jupiter?
They are named the Galilean moons in his honor
What did Galileo use to move water in an attached tube in his thermometer?
Expansion and contraction of air in a bulb
According to Aristotle, how do bodies of different weight move in the same medium?
With different speeds proportional to their weights
According to Galileo's theory of motion, which body will hit the ground first?
The heavier body
What does the "Mean Speed Rule" state about the distance traveled by a uniformly accelerated body?
The distance is proportional to the time of travel
What is the implication of the Principle of Galilean Relativity?
Experiments in a vehicle with uniform velocity yield the same results as in a stationary vehicle
What does Galileo's theory of motion state about the speed of a freely falling body?
It only depends on the time of fall
What does uniform motion, as defined in the text, mean?
Motion at a constant speed in a straight line
Test your knowledge about the life, achievements, and contributions of Galileo Galilei, the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.
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