Galileo + Some Deep Space

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

• telescope

• microscope

• mirror

• magnifying glass

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Galileo was one of the first modern _______s.

• doctor

• lawyer

• judge

• scientist

Galileo discovered a lot about the solar system. For example, was the first person to see that _____ has its own moons.

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

What idea got Galileo in trouble with the Catholic Church?

• The Sun and the planets orbit the Earth

• The Moon and the planets orbit the Earth

• The Earth and the planets orbit the Sun

• The Sun, the Earth, and the planets orbit the Moon

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Galileo's trial took place in what century?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

What happened to Galileo after he disobeyed the Church to publish his book, "The Starry Mesenger"?

• Several months in prison

• Executed by burning

• Forced to spend the rest of his life confined to one house

• Exile (forced to leave)

Galileo saw himself as a faithful Catholic even after being punished by the Church. What are three (3) reasons?

• Not everything in the bible is exactly literal

• He changed his mind and agreed with the Church

• He believed science and human thinking are also part of God's plan

• He believed the bible teaches ethics (how to go to heaven) and not science (how the heavens go)

What is an exoplanet?

• A planet inside our solar system

• A planet in orbit of another planet

• A planet outside our solar system

• A planet without a moon

What is the Milky Way?

• Name of our solar system

• Name of our universe

• Name of our galaxy

• Name of our star cluster

What is a galaxy?

• A huge collection of stars, solar systems, gas, dust, and more

• A huge collection of terrestrial planets

• A huge solar system

• Same thing as a universe