Quiz 3

What was Galileo Galilei's fundamental contribution to science?

• Discovering the law of motion

• Developing the scientific method

• Inventing the telescope

• Proposing the Copernican theory

What did Tycho Brahe estimate his wealth as?

• 10% of all Denmark's wealth

• 5% of all Denmark's wealth

• 1% of all Denmark's wealth

• 0.5 % of all Denmark's wealth

Which law of planetary motion states that the square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the distance from the sun?

• Law of Ellipses

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Harmonies

• Law of Orbits

In which year did Galileo Galilei invent the telescope?

• 1609

• 1612

• 1610

• 1632

Who is credited with the Tychonic system?

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

• Galileo Galilei

What did Galileo Galilei observe about pendulums?

• Pendulums return to different heights after each swing

• The period of a pendulum depends on its weight.

• The period of a pendulum is independent of its amplitude.

• The square of the period varies inversely with the length.

How did Tycho Brahe lose the front of his nose?

• In a bomb explosion

• In a duel

• In a laboratory explosion

• Due to illness

What was Tycho Brahe's primary occupation?

• Mathematician

• Philosopher

• Astronomer

• Alchemist

Which instrument did Galileo invent to measure heat and cold?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Thermoscope

• Hygrometer

What theory did Galileo support with his observation of the phases of Venus?

• Geocentric theory

• Heliocentric theory

• Ptolemaic theory

• Tychonic system