Exploring Galileo's Legacy

Who was Galileo Galilei?

• Galileo Galilei was a renowned chef in the Renaissance.

• Galileo Galilei was a political leader in ancient Rome.

• Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician.

• Galileo Galilei was a famous painter from Italy.

What major invention is Galileo credited with improving?

• Barometer

• Telescope

• Thermometer

• Microscope

What was the name of the telescope Galileo used?

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Galilean telescope

• Refracting telescope

• Newtonian telescope

Which celestial bodies did Galileo discover moons for?

• Earth's moon (Luna)

• Mars' moons (Phobos, Deimos)

• Saturn's moons (Titan, Rhea, Enceladus)

• Jupiter's moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto)

What was Galileo's stance on the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Galileo rejected the heliocentric model of the solar system.

• Galileo believed in a geocentric model of the solar system.

• Galileo supported the heliocentric model of the solar system.

• Galileo was indifferent to the heliocentric model of the solar system.