Galileo's Life
Galileo's Contribution
100

Which Country was Galileo Born?

Italy 

100
What is Galileo referred to as today?

The father of modern scientific technology / Physics

200

What was Galileo's first major in university and what did he switch to?

Medicine

200

What is the name of the method investigation that Galileo developed 

The scientific Method

300

What was Galileo Arrested for?

He was arrested for a discovery that went against the holy scripture and the beliefs of the roman catholic church, which was that the sun is the Centre of the galaxy and earth and other planets revolve around it

300

Name two previous theories developed by other scientists that Galileo proved wrong

1. That objects speed when falling is based on their weight Galileo proved that wrong in an experiment her conducted on the leaning tower of piza proving the speed falling object do not depend on the weight.


2. That falling objects maintain the same speed Galileo proved that acceleration increases in proportion to the distance of the fall


400

What words are on Galileo's tombstone

"but the earth does move"

400

What profession did Galileo start off with after leaving Medical school to pursue his love of mathematics

A Math's Professor at Universites

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